Stein BR 1988 9 Aug. to be set tomorrow. Graham + Chris went To "the bamboo forest" today - a real disappointment - a very small patch or area that has been cut, burned, + grazed. Lots of leeches - no bamboo rats. Talk is now for us to visit the new Menglai Field Station on the 11th. Want to go but hate to lose the trap nites as our success so so low - this will probably be an overnight trip; roads + conditions dubious. The general weather pattern since the first few days has been rain most of the night, cloudy early morning, rain late morning, cloudy midday, light to heavy rain afternoon, on + off again early evening + on again at night. Very humid always but not excruciatingly hot. 10 Aug. A busload of Chinese arrived last nite - tourists? But why here?! Rain during the nite. One Pipistrellus in the net this a.m. Art leaves the nets open all day, doesn't move them, + doesn't check them during the night. No rain this a.m. or afternoon. Five us went back to area #2 to check traps + close them as we're to go to Menglai tomorrow. Put out rest of the Shermans + "snaps" so they'll be in place to bait when we return. Only