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Murray
1948
71
Journal
May 19 Triunfo, 1700 ft, Baja California
flycatcher, and hooded orioles, western
quailcatcher and other birds we have
already seen here.
Set but my 50 live traps irregularly
around the edges of the washes and
somewhat over the defoliated hillside.
Many of them I tried to place in front
of mouse holes in the bank, some with
droppings present. Also set 2 Schuylers.
The Pipistrelles failed to appear this
evening, although the larger bats seemed
about as common as before. Shot 2
Eptesicus fuscus. Twice Eptesicus clove
and circled my head, then flew on.
Tonight went hunting up the washes,
looking mainly for skunks, which
we have been told are common here
Saw nothing more than a Perognathus
spinatus, for which I set an extra
trap
May 20 Same location
Caught only 18, 19 Perognathus spinatus
and 13 Peromyscus eremicus. The Schuylers,
set in front of woodrat nests each
caught Dipodomys Nectoma lepida. One
nest was in a group of fairly large granite
rocks, the other a pile of dry brush in the wash.