Pearson-1992 19 Anita's MS in the bunchgrass steppe: 1 Reithro, 1 Eligmo, 1 Phyllotis, 1 Ako xantho. The Total catch was: 4 Ako xantho, 7 Reithro, 11 Eligmo, and 8 Phyllotis= 30 (plus 1 scorpion that fell out of a Sherman when the bait was dumped). Total 128 traps = trap success 23%. The bushy steppe study area has maybe 35% ground cover with the following in order of "abundance": duraznillo (Colliguaya), bunchgrass, neneo, yellow- flowered-legume-without-thorns (Adesmia propinqua?, emarginata?), Schinus ?polygamus?). Note no Senecio. NO recent sheep droppings, but lots of hare and Reithro droppings. Also cut seed heads of grasses. I should have assumed sheep dropped these if there had been recent sheep grazing, but there has not been any grazing for a year or more. The hare/sheep/Reithro droppings tend to accumulate together in small depressions etc., from ?wind? None of the sheep droppings are recent, and no cow and a few very old horse droppings, so not grazed recently. The bunchgrass steppe seems to have been burned a few years back. In order of "abundance": bunchgrass, neneo, duraznillo, and Berberis. Took photos. A few big Berberis bushes, very thorny. Spent most of the day dissecting and skinning. Did two transects across the bunchgrass desert to count tracks in the sand, since yesterday was so windy and the slate was clean. One line of 53 yards intersected 4 birds, 2 hares, 2 mice, and 1 pichi armadillo. Another line of 137 yards intersected 1bird, 39 mice, 5 hares. In some places there were mouse tracks everywhere. To catch so many Reithros in Shermans and snap traps indicates that there must be lots of them (and there are lots of Reithro droppings). I picked up my old trap line, but reset 12 cage traps in the bushy alley, mostly under Adesmia bushes. Anita rebaited her 6 MS and 6 Shermans near camp= 24 traps. Some sprinkles of rain during the day, moderate wind. December 7.- Estancia La Aurora. Morning almost clear. moon almost full. Anita's 6 MS had 2 baby Eligmos (5.6 and 6.5 g), My 12 cage traps had 1 Phyllotis and 1 Eligmo, and Anita's 6 Shermans had 2 Eligmo. and 2 Phyllotis. Saw 2 martinetta tinamous, and have been hearing them. Today was mostly overcast, some sprinkles of rain. Left about 9 a.m. On the way out to the main road saw a skunk, who challenged us, and 2 seed snipe (Thinocorus). Estancia La Aurora campsite was 4.4 km east of Los Antiguos. Took photos of our other trapsite which actually is 32 km W of Perito Moreno. The vegetation was Senecio, duraznillo, bunchgrass, spiny