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Murray
1948
Pipistrellus hesperus
Apr 12 San Felipe, 50 ft., Baja California
Each evening at dusk we have seen
several flying over our camp or down
close to the shore. Several were shot by
the others. (See journal)
Apr 14 El Mayor, 30+ft., Rio Hardy, Baja California.
Located by the river next to dense mesquite
thickets and other vegetation with mountain
nearly on the other side. Saw several
bats at dusk last night. This morning as
we were leaving at about 8:30 or 9:00
a pipistrelle flew down the road in a
straight line. Dr. Benson shot it.
May 7 Rancho Cadeje, SE end Bahia Concepcion, Baja Calif.
This evening at dusk there were a number
flying. Most of them came south up the road,
dove at me, circled the barrel of my shotgun
and flew on. The action was amazingly
consistent, though some of the bats just
flew by overhead. All seemed to be
pipistrelles - shot one small one.
The locality was a dense strip of dulce
mangroves and salicoria between the
sea on the east and rocky mountain on the
west (see journal)
May 17 Triunfo, 1700 ft., Baja California
Have seen a number flying around
here yesterday and today, starting to