longipilis, but her description sounds like Oryzomys. Patricia Fierro also visited, then dinner with Gey and Isabel Gallopin. October 21- Bariloche. Sunny, warm, no wind. Dissected Abrothrix. Susanna Martin and John Emlen came by. Supper in apartment with Emlen, who was with a World Wildlife tour group coming from BA and Peninsula Valdez. October 22- Bariloche. Day started out clear, then clouded over with high cloud cover, still warm, dry, calm. Drove to Llao Llao Peninsula with Emlen; saw Aragucarian pigeon in the bamboo/coihue/cipres forest near our marked bamboo, then up the Campanario chair lift (tucos under the lift), then to Lago Gutierrez, then to Laguna Los Juncos at Estacion Perito Moreno. The planted pine forests on the steep slope to the north of the road up to the first summit have burned completely, no new green visible. The lake is completely dry, the ground at Marful's powdery dry. Stopped for a couple of hours at our campsite near the brick-kiln meadow where we studied Reithrodon. Lots of weeds and dead thistle stalks along the railroad and between the railroad fence and the road. Many Reithrodon burrows and droppings in this weedy part. Walked across the meadow itself and saw quite a few holes but not many Reithrodon droppings. Certainly more sign in the meadow than last year, when, if I remember collectly, there was almost no sign in the meadow and very little in the weedy area. The fragrant Berberis bushes in full bloom. The caranchos have abandoned their old nest and built a new one in an adjacent tree. Stayed until 7:15 p.m. but saw no condors. Saw a pair of buzzard eagles (Geranoetes). Then dinner with Emlen at the Hotel Edelweis. The local guide with the tour group was Gabriel Benderski. October 23- Clear, windy, cool. In afternoon put out traps at Arroyo Pilmayquen on the east shore of Lago Gutierrez where Juliana and Claudio are caretakers on a lakeside residence (10 km SW Bariloche). About half the traps were along stone walls at the edge of the lawn of the big house (some bushes of rosa mosqueta but mostly Scotch broom). The other half in steep coihue/cipres forest typical of the Gutierrez lake front, along the old Bariloche/El Bolson road. Most traps in boulder slides in the forest (boulders from the big avalanche area on the new road above). I put about 31 Shermans and 2 cage traps, and Anita about 30 Shermans. Ground very dry; Scotch broom booms coming out. Then went to the flower show at SCUM. The tulips are mostly over, owing to the earliness of the spring. October 24- Picked up traps at 9 a.m. Two Akoo longi in the forest, 2 Ako olivaceus along the lawn/Scotch broom, 5 Oryzomys along the lawn/ Scotch broom, and 1 Mus along the wall of the house. Juliana's cat caught the Mus with great ease when I released it. There had been a big burn in Pampa de Huenuleo sometime ago. Green glass and dandelions were well up, but no signs of life in the bushes that had burned. They were being scavenged for firewood. Juliana says that many of the burns are set on purpose to provide firewood for the poor