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Murray
1942
107
Journal
June 10 La Laguna, 6200±ft., Sierra de la Laguna, Baja Calif.
a few oaks and a sparse covering of
weeds, dried grass and a little green grass
along the stream which courses as a thin
ribbon down the center and out to the
east. It and the valley bend somewhat
just before this point.
On all sides are small rounded
hillsides covered quite thickly with
fairly small pinon pines and a great many
oaks. There is madrone and some other
kinds of green bushes and trees.
The nearly stream is small, and runs
gently from pool to pool. Its banks are
heavily grown with oaks and others, with
some large willows. Along it set 42 Museum
Special mouse traps, very close together and
near the water, hoping to catch the rare shrew
which has been taken in this locality. Baited
them with walnut.
In the evening waited for bats in the
center of the Laguna. They were later here, the
first appearing at 7:25, and not common at
any time. Most appeared to be Eptesicus,
some were Myotis or pipistrelle size, and one
was large.
Promptly at 7:30 the night life seemed to
begin here. A poorwill called, and some