E. Neske 1979 Journal Nov. cont. HNTR, Carmel Valley, Monterey Co., California again in the road outside the dining hall. A person standing 50 m. away in total darkness could be clearly seen + identified. A beta lite at the same distance could be distinguished by the naked eye and shined like a beacon with the scope. Our attempt at observing the collared Neotoma was not so productive - upon release under the oak tree it crawled under some rocks at the roots and refused to come back out. We went to check the mist nets again - no captures - then returned to try to see the Neotoma . It was not in sight. Willie, Rick + I stayed for another half hour waiting and playing with the scope in general, but the woodrat did not reappear nor was captured by the next morning. Returned to dining hall where Jim gave a slide show on the Galapagos. Tina brought in a Sorex ornatus and a Perognathus californicus she had caught in her Sherman traps E. of the labs at ~2300. I kept the P. californicus for a pet. (name=Spike). November HNTR, Carmel Valley, Monterey Co., California ~0800, clear, sunny +warm. Light rain again during early part of night. Went to the labs and put up the Dipodomys venustus caught yesterday as a study skin. Checked the Shermans left out for the Neotoma, but they