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Murray
1948
157
Journal
July 11 24 mi NW Punta Prieta, 3000 ft., Baja Calif.
agaves, and small shrubs
A few bats flew in the evening, of which Eptesicus seemed to predominate. Shot 1 S Eptesicus fuscus. Quast also got a Tadarida famosacca
July 12 Same location
After a cold night with minimum 50°, we awoke to find a heavy wet fog and a nasty chilling wind blowing
We were burning an agave which had been cut off and consisted mostly of dead material, when a Xantusia vigilis emerged
In the traps caught only 1 imm. Peromyscus eremicus, released.
Drove onward to Catawiña, where we established ourselves at Rancho San Luis, at the upper end of the canyon.
July 12 Catawiña, 1850 ft., Baja Calif.
There is water here in several places. One deep cut draw is full of stream bed vegetation and has one pond about 8 x 15 feet. Water from this is run down through a ditch to irrigate. The draw runs into a broad sandy wash in which there is a long, irregular shallow pool. Also up toward the house is a pool around