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Murray
1948
Journal
May 2 Mulegé, 25 fl., Baja California
a long narrow crack between the plaster ceiling wall and wooden ceiling. Caught
20 & 26, divided among us. This was around noon. Then accompanied by the town's "mayor" we searched through the mission for bats but without results. It has been considerably rebuilt recently, rooms plastered, etc., and probably many bat hiding places are gone.
Later we heard bats squeaking from the roof of the large porch in back of the government building. They were between 2x12 beams supporting the roof and placed side by side with about 1/2" crack between. We caught 45, with a number of others getting away. Only 2 of these were males. At dusk went up to the prison to get some as they flew out. Only could capture two. These were all Myotis yumanensis. 10 were kept as alcoholics by Dr. Benson, the rest skins, or skulls only divided among us.
We are staying comfortably in an empty room of the government building. Discovered that a leaf is broken on one of the Dodge's springs and we are staying over to have it fixed
This afternoon saw many frigate birds