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Murray
1949
Journal
June 7 La Tenaja, S mi SE Punta Gaeparina (Cape Diet) Baja Calif.
After putting up specimens and eating,
Dr. Benson, Tevis and I rushed back to
another location we had heard about, this
time up the same Canyon de la Tenaya
to the water hole for which it was named.
Here a road went up into the hills a
short distance, ending at an old ranch house.
The stream bed were full of granite boulders
and green bushes, mesquite and others.
The water was brackish and dirty, comprising
two small pools linked by a short flow.
The lower was a little larger, about 3 x 6
feet.
At dusk several bats were flying, apparently
pipistrelles for I shot 2. When almost dark
some Natalus mexicanus appeared at the pool.
There were never more than 3 at once, and
usually just 1. It would appear briefly
and leave, then return or be replaced by
another. Almost always flew very low,
within 2 or 3 inches of the ground, and
crossing rapidly over the water or among
the bushes. They were skillful fliers and
very elusive. Was only able to net one
in the course of considerable effort.
Before the bats came out I set 50
live traps along both sides of a sandy