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Murray
1948
100
Journal
June 5 1 mi N Cabo San Lucas, Baja California.
Looked into one cave above the first,
where there were a number of Balantiopteryx.
Drove on to Cabo San Lucas, where we
made camp by the road not far from
town. At dusk watched for bats in an
open field. A lot of Balantiopteryx were flying,
of which I shot 1?. There were also pipistrelles,
possibly Dasypterus, and a few Tadarida
femorosaacca, Quast shooting 3 of these.
June 6 Same location
This camp is under a large mesquite, and
beside a ditch in which water runs only
part of the time when pumped. There is
a lot of what was called yerba de la pasma,
but now romailles. Many birds are here.
Have heard and seen cardinals, a pair of
LeContes thrashers, a flicker, probably gilded,
a cactus wren, linnetos, several Xantus
hummingbirds. One of the hummingbirds
came into camp to investigate some tomatoes
lying on a box. There are also the usual
white-winged doves, Mexican ground doves,
caracaras, and more turkey vultures than
I have seen before.
It is cloudy today and was yesterday,
threatening to rain and even sprinkling
a few drops. Also quite humid.