Pearson - 1993 20 weary in the cage trap; when we released him he just sat there, surrounded by rolled oats. We offered him a green grass seed-spike; he ate it. We offered him a Colletia branch with flowers and seed pods; he ate a seed pod. We offered him a Berberis branch with ripe blue berries on it. He immediately attacked one berry, didnt seem to like the skin, but soon ate all of the berry and two more. Also ate some rolled oats. On the way home stopped along the Limay at Arroyo Carbon across from a big gravel quarry. Up on the slope west of the highway are some Lombardy poplars at an old homesite (cherry tree and an apple tree). Three different little streams come down the slope there. Also a nice green seep, but no signs of Ctenomys sociablisii or Reithrodon. Saw horse tracks, a few cow tracks, and a few red deer tracks. Also picked up a big armadillo skull. This is upstream from La Lipela. Along the highway 3.0 km north of the driveway and gate into Estancia Fortin Chacabuco are populations of Ctenomys sociabilis on both sides of the road. This is a road cut with banks on either side of the road, quite similar to the siutation a couple of km farther north (10km N Nahuel Huapi). We didnt hear any tucos, but open burrows were abundant. There is a white gate on the east side of the highway with a track going back toward the distant river, and a small Maiten tree on the west side of the highway. Home at noon. Adios to Adrian. Tea with Bettinellis. He is working on paintings for the interpretation center at Puerto Blest. 16 December- Clear, warm. Went to Puerto Blest on the same boat with Carlos Martin, Eduardo Ramilo, and the unctuous concessionaire. Checked our two bambooo clumps, and censused flowering plants on the road to El Abelo. See bamboo species account.Saw yellow jackets in the forest there. Lots of Scotch broom along the road to Frias. The hotel is being enlarged and the roof repaired. Back at 6 p.m. 17 December- Sunny, warm, no wind. To the owl cliffs at Estancia Tehuel Malal in the morning. Collected a couple of dozen pellets, saw no owl. Then packing etc. 18 December - Sunny, clear, warm.