Murray 1948 Journal July 9, 10 mi SE Meqital, 400+ ft., Baja Calif. My one remaining gopher trap was empty. Indications are that these gophers each have a great range with a widespread group of mounds, for no two traps placed within 50 feet, or perhaps more, of each other have both caught animals. One trap was twice visited and had dirt pushed up against it, but after a gopher had been caught fully 70 feet away there was no more activity. Today saw a verdin feeding a young bird able to fly. The parent searched energetically among scotillo flowers for insects, while the youngster maintained a constant clamor of peeping. Every day a sparrow hawk begins its abuse of something in about the same area to the east, diving on it repeatedly and giving shrill cries. Probably each time is a caracara as the first instance. It appears that the hawk has a nest nearby, perhaps in a lone cardon on which it frequently perches. Very hot again but a cooler evening with a breeze promises a break.