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Apr 14 Cerro Centinela, 300+ Ft., 13 mi WSW Mexicali, Baja, Calf.
the wash, mostly following the ironwood.
We erected a tent for the first time, anticipating
tomorrow's weather. There are many Dipodomys
tracks and holes, and some kit fox tracks. Saw
a night hawk of some kind. Have often seen
Pepsis wasps here in the desert but can't
imagine what they use for spiders.
Visited my trap line at about 9 PM and
turned out 4 Dipodomys merriami.
Apr 15 Same location
Had 7 more Dipodomys merriami in the
traps, of which I kept 3, 2 S and 1 F. Also
had one S Perognathus formosus. The
minimum temperature last night was 78°.
Dr. Benson went into town to see about
the permits, and Gust to have teeth pulled.
Put up the mice with blessings on the
tent. It broke 100° today.
Moved my trap line down the wash
about a mile north. Here it is
sandier over most of the extent of the
traps, with the wash cut a little deeper.
If anything, the vegetation looks a little
greener, with more small ironwoods.
There is much of what we finally identified
as indigo bush. It is in bloom now with
small purple flowers. The traps were