Myrmal Leerg 1969 Journal 29 July 1 (cont.) Papa Lee Tree, 150 +/- ft., Depto. Leria, Per It was cloudy when I set my traps. I used oatmeal, but discovered it tasted - smelled very strongly of kerosene. Perhaps it will blow away, or maybe the smell will keep potential takers away. I took 3 core samples, also, one from under Jellania, one beside it, and I about a yard away from Jellania. In the lily field today I saw my first South American Cender. It was large & black with a white collar. Its wings were separated at the tips. Also there were house wrens & swallows and what looked to me like grand Doves. Last night a mouse must have gotten under the wood of the truck where the skulls were hanging. 4 of the skulls are missing & just their tops remain (MAL 138, RH 15, 16, and CP 5). July 12 We went to our study area at 7:00am. I checked my Calhoun line and found only 1 Mus at stake #15. This was in a bare sandy part in between some Jellania. Stomach contents & skull will be kept (MAL 139). Dr. Pearson & Ray checked their stationed traps and got 11 mice, about 5 of the recaptures. Some of the recaptures were as much as 6 stations away from their initial capture. The phyllotis darwini that was caught on top of the hill was recaptured at the bottom. It is a darwini, and upon release scampered back up the hill to the rocky area like