31 Days JULY 1959 7th Month Wrote Mrs. Koenig. IN P.M. MOSTLY OVERCAST, SOME RAIN 2 THURSDAY 183-182 (112) PENGA GL CREEK ONLY 2 RATTUS IN MY 15 TRAPS. BOYS 0. BOUGHT 2 ANTECHINUS + 1 RATTUS. TONIGHT WE HAVE 116 TRAPS OUT. JOHN TOOK SOME STEELS + TRAPS DOWN TO FUNC- TION OF OUR CREEK + P.A. CREEK. I HAVE A MEAT SET WITH CONCEALED STEELS, LEN STILL PUZZLED ABOUT FOREST. COLLECTED A CANOPY TREE TODAY. JOHN + I FAILED TO SHOOT A PIPISTRELLE TONIGHT -- FIRST MISS: JOHN + I JACKED DOWN THE KEGLSUGL TRACK UNTIL 9:30. SAW + HEARD NO MAMMALS. GOOD FROG CHORUS. COLLECTED 2 (1/3 SEC.) - SMALL. MAN BROUGHT IN 2 LARGE HUMUS FROGS. KIM + LHIKIK CUT JACKING TONIGHT; STEW + DUMPLINGS (LIGHT!) FOR DINNER. FRESH TOMATOES) MOSTLY CLOUDY, LIGHT RAIN EVENING 3 FRIDAY 184-181 (113) MT.W., PENGA GL CREEK; AT LONG LAST OUR OVERDUE MAIL ARRIVED. BROUGHT BY KENDUA FROM MISSION VIA A.D.O. AT KUNDIWA. 3 LETTERS FROM IT. (6-7+6-15); DOL CARTER WITH GOOD NEWS ABOUT TIM OLIVER - NEW AMNH. DIRECTOR; ALSO FROM JOHN GUNN - TO MELBOURNE ZOO; DUSTY MILLER THANKING FOR OUTBOARD ARRANGEMENTS. JOHN'S STEELS BROUGHT IN 1ST PARAHYDROMYS RECORDED FROM MT.W. - AT JUNCTION OF OUR CREEK WITH PIUNDE-FLUNDE CR. 3 RATTUS 2 SPECIES MELOMYS + 1 ANTECHINUS. GOOD FLEA DAY ON RATS. EVERYONE SET TO JACK BUT DRIZZLE SET IN EARLY. NO LUCK WITH PIPISTRELLES. READ TIME. CLOUDY. RAIN FROM 3 P.M. 4 SATURDAY 185-180 (114) MT.W., PENGA GL CREEK USUAL RATTUS IN TRAPS (3). JOHN'S DOWN STREAM STEELS YIELDED A FINE PARAHYDROMYS - OUR 2ND. THIS P.M. 2 BOYS BROUGHT IN A NEW POGONO- MYS? - 2 SPECIMENS. IT HAS ME PUZZLED. BUILDS NEST ABOVE GROUND IN PIT-PIT (WILD SUGAR CANE). CHIMBU NAME "GOU". JOHN TOOK LEN'S PLANT BUNDLES DOWN TO KEGLSUGL TODAY FOR STORAGE AT THE STRIP. HOT BATH IN RAIN THIS P.M. JACKING UP CREEK FOR 1 1/2 HRS - NOTHING EXCEPT 2 FROGS, SAW DOG. HEAVY OVERCAST. RAIN. 5 SUNDAY 186-179 (115) MT. WILHELM, PENGA GL CREEK SHOT 1 PIPISTRELLE LAST NIGHT. DOG RAN MY TRAP LINE - SMALL STEELS ALL SPRUNG - BODIES GONE. 4 M. SP. PULLED OUT OF PLACE. BOYS BROUGHT UP OUR FIRST RATTUS RUBER FROM BELOW. WROTE K., TIM OLIVER, JOHN GUNN, KEN SLATER, AILSA, LORDS, BOB FOX. ALSO SENT OUT 2 ROLLS OF FILM. STRAWBERRIES + CREAM FOR DESERT. HAD MY FIRST CAPE GOOSEBERRIES