houses on the adjacent north-facing slope. This is the driest of the sites we worked in, of course. The coast live oaks are low in stature with gray pines throughout. Patches of oaks + other shrubs are separated by dry, open fields. The woodrat houses are quite dense in the flatter areas near the road but, as always, less dense on the steeper hillsides. We laid out a total of 80 traps so hopefully we will have good success, although the moon is nearly half full. After checking out with the military police we made the trek back to Hastings. On the way back, just after getting of the 16 towards Hastings and away from Arroyo Seco we saw an incredible