Kingsley 1980 69 26 Nov Route 5 Milepost 10 elev 100 ft This area has many small mesquite sand hummocks, very close to the road - the one of two easily accessible areas of this type in our study area, the other being at milepost 7 and much smaller. The surrounding landscape is dominated by horrea-Atriplex, barren weed hills, gravel fans. Mesquite flat is west of here. There are many holes, I suspect Dipodomys deserti in sand. A few Neotoma weeds appear at bases of mesquites. Some gravel channels between hummocks. Some of the Dipod burrows look like they have been disturbed by a fox, badger, or coyote. There is a small grave - a mound of sand, some large rocks placed over them it in an oval pattern about 4 x 3 feet and a weathered stick at the head. I set 60 traps in 3-trap sets (2 Sherman | museum special) p bait: oats coated with peanut butter and bacon fat, around each of 20 hummocks, at 1400 hrs. Some cottontail droppings. 26 Nov Route 5 milepost 14 elev. 140 ft This is a stony alluvial fan dissected by numerous small braided channels. This is drainage from Titus Canyon. Widely spaced horrea, some scattered Atriplex leucoclada. Margaret did a transect here while I set traps, set 60 traps in triplets, same as