Page 5 Journal Traps were also set in desert of valley floor at ele. of 900' at mouth of Canbrake Canyon, (50 traps). One Sage thrasher was collected in the vicinity of traps. Vegetation here included barrel cactus, that formed a widely dispersed discontinuous cover. after working on skins until midnight we turned in. Jan. 26 Trapping results were as follows: from Can Brake Canyon ele. 1100' Cyotes Peromyscus (light colored) Peromyscus (darker) , Peromathus 1, from valley floor at mouth of Canbrake Canyon, ele. 900' one Dipodomys. Vallecito About 10:00 AM we crossed the valley to Tres Palmas. This area was at the foot of badland on the north side of Vallecito Valley. There were extensive stands of Mesquit and a small spring. Palo-b Peplas and Western Bluebirds formed the dominant wildlife. Brewers Sparrow Cactus Hummingbird Also present were Sage thrashers, Robins, Mockingbirds, Audubon Warblers, quailcatchers, are cinnamon teal. 40+ Canada Geese flew north overhead and off toward the west. After several hours of collecting we returned to Eggers. Virdina and White Cr. Sparrows were seen in valley while running About 3:00 PM. we set Marcaber traps (11 sets) for gophers in an area of very active digging. Jan. 27 Weather cleared by 9: AM. Traps from around Eggers yielded Citellus, 2 Urocyon (M & F) Peromyscus (light colored) Peromyscus (darked) , Perognathus 2, Thomomys 2. Traps from the valley yielded nothing. Field Activity was restricted to specimen preparation. It rained during the night. Traps were set at Tres Palmas. Jan. 28 Returned to Tres Palmas early. Traps yielded one Dipodomys, Collected one Virdin. Gopher traps yielded animals. Traps from around Eggers yielded Peromyscus and one Thomomys. Jan. 29 Rain during the night continuing three the day, often mixed with snow. Over two hundred traps yielded some Perognathus. Such results and inclement weather convinced us to leave off at about 2:30 PM. We encountered far more snow above 1500'. We proceed N.W. to Rt. 78 and East to the Dalton.