Murray 1948 135 Journal June 28 10 mile SE Mesquital, 400±ft., Baja Calif. green leaved shrubs of which I could identify only the mesquite. Very soft sand here, and there is a strip just beyond of very soft sand blown there like a dune. The rest of the wash is sand with a packed surface, thinner vegetation, but with many cardons. Set 50 live traps, mostly along the sides of the deeper wash at the edge. Saw a pair of purple martinie among the cardons and heard a cactus wren. Up on the flat near camp, put out 50 snaptraps The same wind again started in the middle of the afternoon, and it became cold in the evening. A poorwill calls in the evening June 29 Same location The snap traps caught 1♂ Perognathus baileyi, 1♀, 1♂ Dipodomys agilis, and 3♂, 1disc. Dipodomys merriami. Those in the wash had 3♂, 2♀ Perognathus arenarius, 1♀ Dipodomys merriami, and 4♀, 1♂ Dipodomys agilis. The latter were released. Also last night set 9 Schuykers, and these held 1♂, 1♀ Neotoma lepida. Each trap was set next to a rat house with fresh droppings. While getting traps in the wash saw