Pearson-1990 1 Journal June 21. Bariloche. Flew in from the SAREM/ASM Mammal Meetings in Buenos Aires with Mary Taylor and Bill Kamp. Flew over the marsh at Estancia El Condor: it was dry and brown looking. No snow in town. June 22. Drove out to Llao Llao peninsula and bamboo area. Saw chucuas, Huet Huets, numerous condors, lots of fruits of rosa mosqueta. No parrots or doves. June 23. Drove down the Limay Valley and then up to the lookout over Lago Traful. The Limay Valley at the Anfiteatro was full of low, freezing fog which lifted somewhat while we were there, revealing willows etc. covered with frost. Also to Laguna Los Juncos, which was completely dry. Reithrodons were "locally abundant" at Marful's Estancia La Fragua. Did not see Condors there in spite of the fact that it was late afternoon. Precious scene of two gauchos on horseback at Cerro Leones with a third car horse with a couple of dozen hares draped on each side of the saddle. June 24. Visited with Gallopins. June 25. Visited the Museum in Bariloche and visited with Chehebar and Ramilo. Asado at the Boliche at Nahuel Huapi with Patricia Fierro and Jorge Vallerini. The Jones daughter who lives at the Jones place at Nahuel Huapi says that they still have bats in the attic and that they are there all year round. June 26. Bariloche. Visited with Adrian and the Rapoports at Ecotono. Also a visit from Ellen Pedersen who did the study of vocalizations of Ctenomys sociabilis. Then flew to Buenos Aires. Bariloche, October October 27. Flew to Bariloche from Buenos Aires. The steppe in general looked very dry and brown, but the marsh at Estancia El Condor was fairly green. Everyone says the winter was dry, not much snow, and the spring very warm. Certainly not much snow on the mountains. Rocks showing through the snow already on Cerro Lopez. Apple trees blooming, some Scotch broom in bloom, Notro in early bloom along the streets of Bariloche, and Sorbus, and Crataegus. Rosa mosqueta not blooming. October 28. Bariloche. Car started. Mrs. Simcic killed by auto in August. Paid the daughter. Went up Cerro Otto to the marked bamboos. The Notro up on the mountain not in bloom. Berberis percei and B. parodi? blooming, the lenga leaves almost fully out, no signs of snow. Dandelions in full bloom where we park the car near Piedras Blancas. New bamboo shoots (a few) up about 4 or 5 inches.