RUBBLE, DO 1988 Journal 119 Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif. Dec 5 Check-out check traps on WR. It's clear, upper 40's - the moon (<1/8 full is overhead). Good results this am - some traps closed by Neotoma (<10%). Finished checking all traps by 0910h. Summary of results on WR - P. californicus: 5 captures P. tuwi : 14 " (new) N. fuscipes : 9 " (new) P. coyii : 1 " Perognathus: 10 " TOTAL 35 captures (2 new) Went into town this am to get bait. Since the cost of rolled oats has recently doubled (.80 c/lb, supposedly due to the drought), I purchased unrefined rolled oats (stilled husk) at a Food store. They run at 19 c/lb. The only difference is that each oat grain is still in its husk. There should still be plenty for the mice to eat inside the traps. In the afternoon (1330-1530h) I set both BC and MC drift fence traps. Additionally I put out min/max thermometers in their wooden box shelters at the locations previously used for weather monitoring. Each shelter is 0.5m above ground level and placed facing north (maximum shade) on MC & BC. On grid WR, the shelter faces southwest but should still remain in the shade. I also set up and began running the hygrothermograph on Grid WR below the maximum thermometer. I'm doing this to compare against the min/max and get some humidity readings. While checking traps on BC drift fences I noticed traps closed at 9:17. I must have overlooked there and 2 P. coyii (# 04241 & 03408) were dead in the traps - shit!