E. Heske 1980 Journal Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. USA to Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. 1 March Friday Left SF airport at ~0045, flying on Pacific Time Mexican Airlines. Group includes Ted Papenfuss, David Good, Sue Kaiser, Kurt Schwenk, Lorrie Klosterman, Gerhardt Roth, Allan Larson. All are presently assoc. with MVZ, UC Berkeley. We will be spending 10 days in Mexico, primarily at Playa Escondida, Veracruz, to trap small mammals, mist net birds + bats, watch birds, collect salamanders, lizards, anurans, snakes, and generally get an impression of what a tropical rain forest is like. For the most complete information on herps, see notes of T. Papenfuss or K. Schwenk; birds, D. Good or S. Kaiser; mammals, E. Heske. Arrived Guadalajara ~0600 Central Time just as sun was beginning to rise. 1hr layover while tourist pass checked, etc. From window at airport, saw 1 Common Egret, 2 cattle Egrets, 2 House sparrows ("Cosa" sparrows?), and numerous Great-tailed Grackles. Reboarded plane at ~0700, and arrived in Mexico City ~0800. After a few unnerving experiences at the airport involving a missing piece of luggage (all the mammal traps!) and a VW bus reservation nobody seems to know about, we finally got on the road at ~1030. We have two vehicles: a VW bus,