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Murray
1948
Journal
June 14 Mina Estrella Polar, 600' ft., 3 mi E Pescadero
were flying, mostly deep in the shaft but
some at my level. There was also a
large space on one side of me and
a broad crack above on the other side.
By patiently waiting for a chance to
swing, was able to net a few, but they
flew very rapidly and skillfully, weaving
in and out among the posts. There were
frequent loud slapping sounds from
their hitting either the sides or posts.
Several times two bats appeared to
slap wings together. At first they avoided
the light from my flashlight; later seemed
to ignore it and flew in greater numbers
through the beam and all around me.
Netted 4♀, 1♂, all a bright orange color.
I could tell that a large percentage of the
rest were also bright, as they flew by.
They could easily have all been and
only been distinguishable when the light
was right—this in contrast to the great
majority of those at Las Cuevas and
El Chorro on the other side.
June 14 Palmar del Medio, 4 mi ESE Pescadero
Drove to the second mine after some
difficulty in finding the road—again
in the hills. This one was a horizontal