there seems to be mostly stipa species, species, but some other also. Please dwarf rye and regular rye side by side in middle of photo. Then the NTA peeling stopped and I showed advisor, julietta, and paint the turf at 3.6 km. In the middle of some small barbarea a big broad-leafed grass has grown up; julietta says a brownie and told it is the same as the closely grazed turfy grass, maybe Dr. satifolium. Javier says this slope burned in 1978 or 1979. Then back to the road side camp at 2 km, set 15 cage traps (cots) around Libra and Barbarea clumps, for baited rodents. Impressive numbers of hare droppings in the third grass between fences and railroad. Wind died at sunset, mostly cloudy. Sr. Useful says unusual abundance of hares this year. Jacklighted and NVGs. 7:55 to 9:40 with NVG saw 1 andrew? and 3 rabbits, 9:45-10:40 with jacklight saw 3R, shot 1. Full moon but clouds, no wind. Then NVG again 10:55 to 11:50 saw 1 R. Then 4:20 to 5:47, saw 4R. Then jacklight to 6:10, saw 2 R. Horned owl sitting on fence post in study area, flew onto RR phone pole. Then the 15 cage traps early in the evening and detained one of Cholemys adult with other young, one old male, and 4 also young ad. Released them in the morning.