by a series of tue-tue-tues, not the call of St. Saigii x He spent a sleepless tuesday in a dark hour without getting caught. Stopped at the Rapito cliff near the bridge over the Rio Cotoro Curá. Found only 3 pellets; 2 Eligidontia, 1 Oryzomye, 1 Calomys. Stopped again at the Alcuera lake after seeing 2 snakes squashed on the road within 20 yards of Coldther. Searched along the shore and beat the bushes, but saw only 1 there and 1 trail. About 8 large dark herons roosting in an island of willow tops. Home 12 o'clock; cloudless, warm. The roses were blooming and even forming seed of Alvea, but not yet blooming near Tortin Chocalves. Rosa mosquitos just starting at Bariloche. Between Rincon Grande and Tortin Chocalves we saw what appear to be real tucos-buros- in the empty trunks! Heard none while we stood around (11:30 a.m.), also saw 5 guanacos near there. Dec 4 Bariloche Dec. 5 Visited Bonino and Sarmento at INTA. They say Sarcina megai and S. bretygetus are indicators of land abuse, There are lots of them on our grid at Campo Ovejo Palomera. They also say this has been an unusually dry, warm