Hafner, m-s 1974 Journal \n9 mi. N. Johannesburg, in "Copper-Colored" hills 1 mi. E of Trona Rd. San Bernardino Co. 3200' Calif. \n20 April observed a very interesting wood-rat (cat) (Neotoma lepida) nest. The cave was approx. 1.5 meters high, 1.5 meters wide and 10 meters deep. Very little light was apparent at the deepest point. A carcass of a freshly killed mourn- ing Dove was lying about 1/4 way in the cave and a dried-up Neotoma carcass was on the cave floor about 3/4 of the way in. When I was about 1/3 of the way in the cave, I noticed a sub-ad. Neotoma clinging to the rocks of the walls about 1 meter from my side - the woodrat soon quickly ran out the entrance to the cave and disappeared from view into the sunlight outside. At the very end of the cave was a large apparently very old woodrat nest with several entrances and much evidence of use. The 2 adults soon emerged and watched me, showing little fear. The smaller of the two was startled by my movement and climbed the back wall of the cave to a height of