6 Matthew White and Justin arrived on the bus from Mendoza. Went to dinner at Alberto's. They had bicycled from Tierradel Fuego to San Rafael. They had crossed over from Chile at Termas de Puyehue and then gone north to San Martin de los Andes etc, passing right by Lago Espejo, Ruca Malen, etc. Then they took the bus back to Bariloche from San Rafael. April 28- Bariloche. Mostly overcast in the morning. To INTA for weather records, then Parques. Carlos Bustos gave us updates on his INTA station plus some data from a retired director of INTA who lives at km 12.5. That station must be not far from Lago Trebol (=Lagunita El Trebol). No new info on ratadas from Parques. Then went to Ecotono; Rapoport was there. Then up to the University looking for Dora Grigera or Carmen Ubeda; they are out of town. The parking lot had 50 cars in it, vs one or two 10 years ago. Also considerable new construction at the University; but the same old awful unpaved road up to it. Then off to Villa Angostura with Sage, Mathew, and Justin. One squashed hare on the road. Eight km east of Villa Angostura was a big tree with quintral up at least 50ft. and in full bloom. Quintral = Tristerix tetrandus, mistletoe family. It also was bearing juicy fruits. A hummingbird visited it while we were there. The tree was probably one of the Chilean valdivian species that I dont know. The big tree next to it was also a different unknown. It was the most spectacular quintral that I have ever seen. Camped at our same place at Lago Espejo Chico. The grandson of our first visit there was in attendance, but I did not see Mr. Matus. I put out 20 Shermand and 20 Museum Specials; Sage put out 20 Shermand and 21 MS. Total 81 traps. April 29- Lago Espejo Chico. Night was cloudy damp. Heard no owls. My MS had 1 Oligo, 4 Abro longi, 2 Abro oliv, 1 Loxodontomys. My Shermands had 2 longi and 1 Chelemys. Sage's MS had 3 Oligo, 2 longi, and 3 oliv. His Shermands had 3 Oligos. Total catch for 81 traps = 22 mice = 27.2%, Oligos 7= 8.5%; longis 8=9.9%. Saved 2 live longi to test whether they eat quintral fruit. Processed mice in morning (obercast), then north to San Martin de los Andes. Heavy overcast all the way, the autumn colors still about a week short of maximum, but the road not bad. Talked with Sanguinetti in the Intendencia of Parques in San Martin, but he had no new information on ratadas beyond those quoted above. If I got it right the park guard at Hua Hum had mice including a Geoxus floating in his water source.