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Murray
1948
4
Journal
Apr 9 Punta San Felipe
Same location 501 ft, Baja California
In 50 live traps caught 1♀ Perognathus
spinatus, 1♂ Perognathus [illegible], 3♂, 2♀
Peromyscus crinitus. These were all on
the steep talus slopes about 25 feet apart.
The 10 Schuyler traps netted 2♂ 1♀ Neotoma
lepida and 1♂ 1♀ Peromyscus crinitus, all
of which were discarded. Reset these and
left them out. They are baited with dried
figs.
Spent all morning and part of the afternoon
putting up my specimens - laboriously because
of lack of experience. The house here has proven
a pleasant place in which to work.
Shot a ♀ Gambelia wislizenii as it sunned
itself on a rock between two rocky hills. It
was rocky ground with sand no closer than
100 feet.
Not less than 4 American ravens were around
today and they may be seen quite frequently
soaring up and down the beach looking
for dead fish. Birds are not abundant here
however. Dr. Benson got a Costa
hummingbird.
Today was warmer but still comfortable.
Maximum temperature 82°.
Northwest of here, or opposite the bay,
and over a rocky hill is an expanse of