RIBBLE, D.D. 1987 JOURNAL 52 Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif. Nov. 7. Tonight was clear half calm. The moon (three quarters full) came up about 1900 hrs, so there was a brief period of darkness. Nov. 8 0630 hrs - out checking traps. It's cool (40F), clear, with a slight breeze. Finished checking traps by 0900 hrs. Picked up all folding Shermans on the grid. Returned and spent the morning cleaning the folding Sherms. Summary of results: P. californicus : 7 captures P. boylii : 10 captures (1 new) Perognathus : 7 captures R. megalotis : 1 " S. townsendii : 1 " M. californicus : 3 " (1 new) TOTAL : 29 captures Set traps on MC-1 from 1400 to 1630 hrs. It took longer than usual because I moved all non-folding Sherms to the top 2 rows and far east trap stations. Most of the non-folding Sherms had to be cleaned out. Grass & forbs are sprouting out and the buckeyes are beginning to bud out. A lot of smaller (relative to blue's valley oak) acorns are in the leaf litter. Reset traps on MC-1 drift lines around 1700 hrs. The moon rose tonight at 2015 hrs (<3/4). Nov. 9 0630 hrs - out checking traps on MC-1. It's overcast and in the low 50s this morning. 0700 - ducked #1943 (Q lactating) with Ted at 10,12. She escaped to a hill 2m west of station. Finished checking all traps around 0830. It sprinkled a bit this morning, but the clouds are beginning to clear. Returned to lab to stuff Sorex mortality. Summary of results on MC-1: P. californicus : 3 captures P. boylii : 2 captures (new) P. truei : 2 " (2 new) Perognathus : 5 " S. townsendii : 1 " (mortality) TOTAL : 13 captures