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Murray
1948
Journal
May28 El Carrigalito, 1400ft., 5 mi N Santiago, Baja Calif.
again. Almost all came in alone, a few
in pairs. Some drank early, then were
inclined to fly high. Often the same bat
would come by in exactly the same place
several times (as many as 6), circling back
somewhere in the darkness. In general
they were more wary tonight, and often
turned away before coming into the light
or flew across above the light or behind
me. Caught 4♀ Pipistrellus hesperus (Kept 1),
2 Myotis californicus, 1♂ Myotis velifer, 1♂ Eptesicus
fuscus. Took the last pipistrelle at 9:00.
There are many very young Bufo punctatus
at the pool while it is still very light each night.
They seem to disappear well before dark.
The older toads arrive at about 7:25, almost
all at once, though did not sing much for
another 15 minutes. Then began a loud chorus.
May29 El Chorro, 800±ft., 2 mi W Agua Caliente (Cape District)
After lunch we drove to Agua Caliente
and then west past some prosperous
looking ranches to the dam from which
water supplies the area. Here too is the warm
spring for which the town was named. Small
concrete boxes now hold the water which
is comfortably warm. The dam holds
a pond of about 60 by 120 feet, and allows
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