Field notes, v1502
Page 329
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Murray 1948 Journal June 25 Santa Rosalia, Baja Calif. After spending the night just out of town we returned to have the oil line fixed and tires repaired. Left after lunch and drove on to San Ignacio. The flabby, 4-ply tires on the International are proving quite a headache. There have been several flats recently, appearing largely to result from heating. Now one has the carcass ripped, and the only space remaining a rip in the side wall. June 25 San Ignacio, Baja Calif. We stayed here only long enough to eat, then drove onward. Went 23 miles to Rancho Jos Martinez. The most outstanding characteristic of this place was a stout and chilly wind blowing across the flat plain. There was a windmill which pumped water into a low concrete tank and a long narrow trough, also concrete. These were ideal for bats to come and drink, but we found that only a few were out in such a wind. I saw one blow by rapidly, and Grant shot an Eptesicus and Myotis californicus. Later, when almost dark, an occasional bat flew over the tanks, but almost always when there was a lull in the wind.