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Murray
1948
60
Journal
May 11 24.3 mi SE El Refugio, 100±ft., 24°10'33"N, 111°0'35"W, Baja Calif.
El Refugio.
We are located in a circular bare area
surrounded by the same dry vegetation --
cholla and pitahaya agria mostly, with
cardona, ocotillo, matacora and pitahaya
dulce. It is flat as far as the eye can
see.
Set my 50 live traps, spaced 60-70 feet
apart in the cactus which is fairly dense.
There are a few kangaroo rat burrows
apparent.
Saw two large bats flying at dusk.
Can't imagine where they would live or
get water around here without traveling
a great distance.
It was a little hotter today than recently,
yet not extreme.
May 12 Santa Ana, Arroyo de los Viejos, 25±ft., 24°03'N, 110°58"W, Baja Calif.
Caught 3♂, 1♀ Dipodomys merriami, 1♂, 1♀
Dipodomys agilis in the traps. Also taken
here were Perognathus arenarius and
Perognathus baileyi. Something chewed
and opened one of my traps.
This morning we woke up to a rather
heavy fog and dew on everything. The
minimum temperature was 53°.
Traveled today over poorer road,