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Munzay
1948
Journal
May 7 Bahia Concepcion, 13 mi SE Mulege', Baja California
probably many years accumulation of
quano with dirt blown in. At the rear
was a very small hole through which
Dr. Benson entered and found another
broad chamber about 3 feet high becoming
shallower at the sides. This in turn led
to another, much branched compartment.
All apparently is a natural formation.
In the inner part he found a great number
of bats, of which he netted many, and
the rest of [illegible] got more as they flew into
the outer chamber. They were mostly Macrotus
californicus, some Mormoops megalophylla,
and a few of what are probably Septomylotis.
After taking a necessary bath in the stream
we took off, driving over rocky terrain
and following fairly close to the bay.
Made camp under a cave-like overhanging
rock of volcanic conglomerate, beside the
road. It is only a few feet from the
shore of a circular inlet like a small
bay. This is sheltered by steep rocky hills
all the way around. On the northwest
a narrow channel leads into a small estero
very thickly grown with mangroves. The
shore around us is clean shell fragment
sand with some salicornia.