Nerdrickson 1950 Journal Aug. 25 Lower Covington Plate, 5000 ft., Riverside Co., Calif. and pot hole filled with sand. In one of the larger of these pot-holes was a pit dug by coyotes (?) for water. The sand in the bottom was wet. This hole was cone-shaped due to cave-ins during the digging. It measured 12' 2" in diam. across the top of the cone, and was 3' 4" deep. The bottom was about 8" in diam. Took Rock Squirrel and Chipmunk in vicinity of the water hole. There were many honeybees on the camp sand and in the bottom of the hole. About 200 yds. uphill from camp took Erostaphytus collarie on N.E.-facing slope with many large rocks on sandy-gravelly soil. The vegetation was piyon-juniper. Returned to camp & prepared skins until about 5:00 P.M. Aug. 26 Left camp at 6:00 A.M. (temp. 15.7° C.) Went up first wash S. of camp, found young mole coyote in trap & returned him to camp with Bailey's aid. Set out again for second steel trap; found it unsprung, but half rabbit used as bait was gone. Continued short