plant, agave, Encelia sp., creosote bush, cats claw, ocotillo growing. on the slope. Phainopepla a silky fly catcher was seen down by the creek. The ♂ is jet black with white outer primaries while the ♀ is a gray brown. Species of reptiles are: 14 ground Sauromalus obesus, 19 Uta stansburiana, 11 Xantusia henshawi, 1 Phyllodactylus xanti, 1 Sceloporus ocutti sub adult, 1 Straptosaurus mearnsi. In one crack between a rock and a massive granite flake SBR discovered 2 Xantusia 1 Straptosaurus, 1 Phyllodactylus and two S. occuti. They were removed by with the help of RCS. This really made our day. The rock was about 5-6 feet in diameter and the granite flake 2'x3'x 6-7". That was quite a bonanza! All of these lizards were # roared out of the crack. We had to tease them at times with long stiff pieces of grass to get