RIBBIE, DO 1989 Pteromyscus CALIFORNIUS 15 Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif. March 24 (cont.) This AM on GRID WR I dusted the following FF's: 1500, 37g, lactating. St 11,9. PURPLE (newly dusted). 1175, 50g, pregnant, St 8,6- GREEN. 1435, 51g, lactating-pregnant!, St 4,4. ORANGE 1429 37g, lactating, St 2,3 - ~~BLUE-GREEN~~ (newly dusted) This PM on GRID WR I caught o# 118 at 6,5 covered with fresh ORANGE powder (from #1435) March 30 #1519 o[illegible], TWD. Ear-tagged. W/ drift fence, St W-3(linj released back out). Coll-tissue Examined in dark and GOLDEN BROWN clearly visible on ear, around mouth so FF 1381. Note that age = 20 days old by regression equation. But FF 1381 known to have given birth 20-22 February! This PM on GRID WR I redusted # 1175, pregnant, 53g with (GREEN) powder at St. 6,8. This Also redusted # 1429, lactating, St 2,3 with BLUE-GREEN powder. March 31 This AM on GRID WR I dusted # 151#?, 34.5g, imp, nullip, St 15,15; with RED powder (want to see if o# 0110 contacts her). Caught the following animals with clearly visible pigment deposition: #1501, clw, #, St.9,7; GREEN powder (from 1175, mother); o#1485, 3log, scrotal, St 8,5, GREEN powder (mate' w/1175); and o#1488, 41.5g scrotal, St 1,1, BLUE-GREEN (mate' with 1429). #1521 # SAD, nullip. 28g. Ear-tagged- GRID WR, St 11,9. Tissues coll. No sign of any powder. Presumably an immigrant. Need to check DAD. On RL w/last drift fence, St E-8.5, I dusted # 1183, 52g, pregnant with ORANGE powder. April 1 Early this am on GRID WR I redusted # 1500, last? with ~~purp~~ PURPLE powder at station 10, 8; and # 1435, lactating 44g, with ORANGE powder at St 4,3. Note that on the 29th 1435 was pregnant (51g), and I think she gave birth before the 30th, but forgot to weigh her the 30.