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Munay
1948
Journal
June 28 10 mi S WEsquital, 400 ± ft., Baja Calif.
for no apparent reason at one end of the line
There are fairly numerous woodrat houses,
almost all built in a pitahaya and loosely
constructed of dead stalks and branches. Most
have fresh droppings. There are also a few old
looking gopher workings. So far have seen no
gackrabbits, though their droppings are far
commoner than stones here. Tevis shot one last
night. Yesterday at about 4:00 I found a
Salvadora hexalepis, which remained motionless
in the open until I moved for it, then dashed
for a bush. Caught it easily by hand. It
objected violently, thrashed around and bit
me several times.
There is a wash about 300 yards north
of here, broad and sandy, with thinner
vegetation. Also, on the east is another
wash or a continuation of the first but
running at right angles; i.e., North to
south. On the near side is a silty bank
about 12 feet high and covered with bushes
such as mesquite. Along this is a more
deeply cut channel from 10 to 15 feet across
with a rutted and irregular bottom. In
spots there are some rocks washed to there.
The vegetation is considerably different –