P.A. Kelley 1988 Journal Sun. Feb. 21 (cont) I caught 6 new woodrats at the "Y" house. This seems to be a booming population - ? especially in Ravine on south side of the School House garage. Like with ♀ 1131-1627 and ♀ 1625-1132 yesterday, I picked up ♂ 1133-(NEW TAG) at [illegible] Y14A (new pair (1arb.+1 fem) of huses just up creek from Y17). Upon release ♂1133 entered X14 but then left by another passageway, and ambled down the side of the creek, and entered Y17. He was first captured at Y17 on May 4th, 1986 (like 2 FF's mentioned above + previously). What the Hell is going on in this little population? ♂1133 was first captured at Y17 and weighed 305g then, he now weighs 318g (over 21 months later). Such philofatery and survivorship is unusual in ♂♂?. It's strange that when I last traffed this area on Dec. 12, 1986, I did not catch any previously tagged woodrats although I did pick up 2 new ♀♀ (1320 + 1322) and 1 new ♂ (1321) which I did not capture this time. But I used Shermans in Dec '86, whereas, I used Tomahawks in May '86 and on this trip. I don't think woodrats are too fond of Shermans. I just realized I also traffed the "Y" Hse (again w. Shermans) on April 8/9, 1987 but only caught ♀1320 at Y15 I meant to note earlier that many woodrats at least 3 or 4 were tail-rattling simultaneously along the creek between Houses 80 and 100. This