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Murray
1948
84
Journal
May 25 El Carrizalito, 1400 ft., 5 mi N Santiago, Baja Calif.
Made of concrete with water within
an inch of the top. Large boulders enclose
it and a brushy fence is just below.
Bats were flying around it when I arrived
[in early dusk]. Most were drinking,
coming in low consistently from two
directions which were most open. Few
stopped to feed though they could be seen
feeding a short distance away. They very
distinctly came in waves, 6-10 at a
time though some might have circled
back again. However there weren't
often more than 2 or 3 over the pool
at one instant. These did not necessarily
come from the same direction. Then
came a lapse of 1 or 2 minutes during
which very few single bats came, and
another group would arrive. While still
daylight I caught only pipistrelles and
Myotis. After it became dark I used a
flashlight to light up the pool which did
not seem to bother them in the slightest.
The numbers tapered off a little after it
had been dark for a little while. At about
7:45 I caught a Lasurus borealis. By 8:00
the pipistrelles were still coming around.
After this time the bats were noticeably