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Murray
1948
Journal
July 1 10 mi SE Mesquital, 400± ft., Baja Calif.
Exceedingly tame (jacks), and would sit
and watch me at close range as long as I
was willing to watch them. When chased
they run a minimum distance before
hiding behind a bush or even remaining
in the open. Shot 1♂ Sylvilagus bachmani
and 1♀ Lepus californicus. Found a
group of 5 or 6 Calif. Quail, probably
a family. Left 5 Schuplers out, moved 2 of them.
In the evening after dark a poorwill came
and alighted momentarily on the ground
in camp.
July 2 Same location
100 traps caught 2♂, 4♀ Perognathus arenarius,
1♂ Perognathus baileyi and 1 other which I
lost in camp and set traps for; 1♀ Dipodomys
merriami and 1♂, 2♀ released; 3♂, 2♀
Dipodomys agilis, all released (see sp. sect.)
5 Schuplers had 1♂, 1♀ Neotoma lepida.
My other trap, still in the same hole, finally
caught 1♀ Thomomys bottae.
Of the above arenarius, only 3 were in
very sandy ground, the others on the little
plain with low bushes a substantial distance
from the wash. This place was a little more
productive than the rest of the terrain around
it has been, though exceeded by the wash.