L DICKER 1959 Journal Hepatic Tanager? - Dave saw a red bird in pine at distance. Black-headed Grosbeak - few on higher slopes (Spain). Lesser Goldfinch - few. Prey finches - around. Black-kested Siskin - 1 (NKJ) 5 Striped Sparrows (around). Spotted Towhee - around. Brown Towhee - 2 in meadows (NKJ). House Finch - 3 (NKJ.) July 23 Picked my traps. Castil: Rincon - Nestor mexicanus -1 Paromys dipillus - 9, 2 additional & lost 8 traps including 2 rat traps apparently to carnivores, & at least 3 more traps apparently rolled by carnivores. Hole Sugar-top spring & dragged, but nothing in it. Other Barrassius set was untouched. While on hill I saw a Thrush (same thrush call note) which acted like a robin, but was white ventrally, had a white border to the end of the tail + had dark markings of some kind on the head. Also saw Rock Wren, Spotted Towhee, & head Green-backed Quail. In 15-trap rocky slope drive camp I had 10 P. dipillus. Checked other 3 carnivore sets & troughs in both no.2 steel, leaving out only the #4 which had some of bait scattered. Shunned Nestor, 2 diff. + 2 Nestorina + a Sigriston J Davis No.2117