Journal 1963 28 Borell Ojo Saguna, Chilhuahua, 5000 ft el. msn. Apr 5-continued only in a few horse tracks and in one channel that enters the lake on the east side. Fresh tracks indicated that one raccoon, one shrew (north shore), one skunk ad many ducks, avocet , and curlews had foraged for salamanders, insects ad other food in the rapidly disappearing water. Shorebirds feeding in this extremely shallow water left the marks of their breasts ad toes in the silty mud. These tracks or paths would pass for turtle paths - I saw no evidence of turtles. The raccoon had gone far out into the playa - at least 1/2 mile from the nearest geese cover. Tracks of several salamanders ended abruptly where they were intercepted by the tracks of the raccoon. The surviving salamanders mostly adults were wandering aimlessly over the mud flats or seeking survival in the horsetracks that held water. At my approach their defense was to cower their heads ad raise ad curl their tails. Fortunately for the salamanders last night was cold (38 oF at 7am) ad this morning was extremely foggy. Surprisingly