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Murray
1948
Journal
Apr 29 San Ignacio, 300 ft., Baja California,
Padre hunted for bats. The mission is
stoutly built (1728) of volcanic rock
and remains in fine condition. Prodding
the cracks between the wall and a large
wooden door produced a great stream
of Tadarida mexicana, most of which
we caught in nets. More prodding in a
hole in the stone wall which opened into
a larger space sent many more out into
a net, amid the cheers and clapping of
a large segment of the town's populace,
which had gathered to give some help and
a lot of advice. All have been very
cooperative, including a small garrison
of soldiers here. We are being allowed to
work in an unused room of the mission
and here we will put up the multitude
of bats in the morning. Tonight at 10 PM
an old room turned up 2 Macrotes, one
of which we caught, and 1 Canyon wren.
The wren clung to the wall a number of
times, each time bracing with spread
tail against it. In another empty room
we caught 2 more Macrotes.
This afternoon after the bats had been
stirred up there were a great number
in the dome of the mission ceiling,