wood duck population by providing nest boxes. Hopefully this natural area will continue to be maintained as such. After spending the better half of the morning pulling traps we checked out at Range Control and Environmental Office. This time Liz was there and was also impressed at our trap success. We returned to Hastings and had a late lunch with Joey Haydock (visiting from Spokane) then spent the rest of the evening preparing specimens. January 5 We finished preparing at about 2pm after having taken a brunch break with the gang at Joey's. It will be some time before I see Hastings again - I'll return as often as I can.