P. Brylski 1982 Journal 3.6 mi E, 10.1 mi N Ambay, San Bernardino Co., Calif. 3 April when, upon release, they disappeared down a burrow. I flagged two such burrows located under creosote bushes and returned later to shovel. In neither case could I find the ? or her young. Perhaps these were "cache burrows" and after leaving she emerged and returned to a "natal burrow". Or perhaps she flagged the burrow beneath the surface and eluded me. Better luck next time. In digging out these burrows I found the creosote root systems to be very shallow - I had hoped to find a nest chamber amidst these roots. The burrows must head down some distance -- perhaps several feet. 220pm leave for Kelso. Oh yes! Found a desert tortoise 2 mi S Kelso, San Bernardino Co., Calif 3 April. Ut D. deserti were collected at this locality (actually, 1/2 mi north of here) in 1940. I arrived round 4pm, promptly got my truck stuck in the sand right at the road's edge and worked for an hour to free it. Drat! Set 160 Shermans in 6 lines to the west of the road. 2.0 mi to Kelso (N) 20 20 40 40 20 20 -- 2.4 mi totals. The vegetation here is less disturbed and of greater abundance than the Kelso Dune locality I visited 21 March 1982. Some creosote