Pearson - 1991 the sidewalk. He has retired from Estancia Chacabuco and is a consultant on deer management. His son runs the Estancia. He says that in spite of this winter's rain, the forage is still in very poor condition. Went to the Llao Llao peninsula in the afternoon and worked on the bamboo. Saw no doves or parrots; heard lots of chuaos and the little Rhynocryptid. Rained fairly hard on the way home. October 29. Bariloche. Abel Basti came by. He no longer works for Parques, but together with Contreras and Belesky has organized a Park Guard Association to promote conservation, ecology, etc. with a connection with University of Patagonia, which is located at the Aetna Springs-like center on the road to Lago Gutierrez. He says that Miguel Pellerano is now president of Vida Silvestre, wears a necktie, and is overweight. The head of Parques has no knowledge of biology, and the local Intendente is a military appointee (Garay). Visited Michael Christie in his office. He gave us a specimen of quila bamboo in flower, from Hotel Puyehue in Chile. It contained no seeds. Then walked up near the University and visited the Douglas Fir grove where I trapped years ago with Felipe Valverde and his students. Some of the firs have now been harvested. The stumps were about 15 inches in diameter, 30 growth rings. Werner Flueck came by to arrange for us to have his package forwarded to Montana from Orinda so that Wendy Lewis can bring it to Bariloche. October 30. Bariloche. Sunny and warm, up to 80*. Adrian Monjeau came by with some skulls from Laguna Blanca to identify (Phyllotis and Reithrodon). Then Gustavo Iglesias to arrange for a lecture at S.N.A.P. He (they) want to arrange an international symposium on biogeography of Patagonia. October 31. Day mostly overcast. Drove to Castano Overo. Berberis darwini in full bloom, also B. linearifolia and lots of B. buxifolia, slightly perfumed. The road to Pampa Linda about as usual, the road back to the Rio Castano Overo awful, as usual. Had flat tire, got stuck once, and did some road building. Our traditional campsite in the grove of trees by the river was a disaster area. Last year's flood washed out much of the turf, and further flooding has left the whole area a boulder field with river channels through it, numerous of the Nothofagus dead, and a lot of bamboo death. Saw a flock of a dozen parrots at the campsite, one hare at Pampa Linda. Puttered with bamboo Clump F1 along the road. A big steer was standing at the bottom of the cut just under it, but it is almost ungrazed. The nire leave are out, but fresh. Lantern in tent attracted no moths or other insects. Nov. 1.- Rio Castano Overo. Night mild, morning with filtered sun, then clouded up in the afternoon. Worked on clump F2 in the bosque mixto. It was ungrazed, had a big Berberis linearifolia in full bloom in the middle of the clump. 3 species of Berberis within 2 ft. of the clump, and a fourth