(June 24 cont.) like a large cave in the hills N to the south, so we stopped & walked over to, but it proved to only a small cuevita with a man camped in it. We continued E. In the area along Gran Morelos the way is real desertty (Ocotillo, etc.) & meriaini is undoubtedly here. Saw a rock squirrel in vicinity of General Frias. In Chihuahua city we turned S. Between Bachimba & Meoquin we saw 2 Mallards in irrigation litch. We stopped to camp that night 15 mi. N Cd. Camargo (15.4 m. by rd. N Cd.C. +.4 mi. E). We set out 96 traps in the desert. Caught a fledged Roadrunner which Peter spotted "freezing" in a mesquite. Had intermittent rain all evening. Heard coyotes in evening. June 25 Catch: Perognathus sp. - 6 Dipodomys merriami - 4 Neotoma alligula - 1 Bird list for area: Curve Bk. Thrshr - 1 (PM) Roadrunner (includi Cactus Wren W. Gnatcatcher Desert Sparrow House Finch Blue Grosbeak resident swallows Pyphiloxia W. Kingbird ? Wh wh. Raven resident small flycatcher