P. Brylski 1982 Journal 2.5 mi N Coso Jct, Inyo Co., Calif 18 April (LMT) Neotoma lepida 3 (2 juv.) D. merriami σ♂ 1 ζ 1 total 26 Juveniles of monilatae and Neotoma are out and about. The Neotoma's are like big P. californicus. The Perognathus seem to be in full swing reproductively, or perhaps slightly past. Several ζ formosus were nursing young and one had late-term fetuses. One longimembri had early embryos, one was peak estrus and a third was nursing young. Strange, particularly since I've been monitoring this site for over a month. Not a single ζ longimembri captured before today as I recall. I guess they're simply been avoiding the traps. -- but why not the others? (caught plenty of them). I think they bred early, then continued to estivate. In any case, the prospects for getting a high volume of material for perognathus are now slim. There are several positive news items. First, the desert ζ which delivered young continues to care for the remaining 2. The second is that a ζ battal delivered young today in a small 'mouse holding cage'. This occurred round 1230-1 pm since when I looked at her at feeding time she was still ripping placenta and the blood was fresh. Moreover when I first looked