T.A. Kelly 1988 Journal Sun. Dec. 18 Hastings Natural History Reservation, Carmel Valley Monterey Co., California Left Berkeley at 0730 PST with Sooji de Mille (200163/183 Student). Stopped off at Rosita's Armory Cafe in Salinas at 0900 for breakfast. Sooji drove the HVZ's (stick-shift) Chevy Blazer so I could leave the Toyota Pick Up with Cathy. Picked up $46 of groceries in Nob Hill Foods in Salinas. Arrived at Hastings at 1105 PST. Cool all day long (max 63°F), cloudy and overcast, more rain threatening from 1230-1600 (in shelter unused) we set pairs of traps, baited w. horse feed and supplied all w. bedding at [illegible] houses (H41 to 100D approx.). Found 2 new large houses: [94A] at base of Arroyo Willow across creek (N.W. of) H. 95; [92A] about 2 m. S. of H. 92 under A. Willow and Blackberry. H. 54 has been reactivated. Didn't check any traps in the evening. Mon. Dec. 19 0625 Started checking traps. Damp night but at least it didn't rain and the rats were snug in the wooden shelters w. bedding. We caught 36 rats with one double capture at H. 71. Could not locate ♀2250 or ♀[illegible]1347 (ie 2272) - 2 old surviving matriarchs. Caught nothing at 5 houses - ie. 87½% trapping success. Didn't finish until 0935 PST. In the afternoon we set 5-2 sets of traps at Hzes 1 - 100C. Retrapped only 50, 51, 60, 61, 62, 66A, 66, 73, 89, 94A, 97, 98, 100 C.