Field notes, v1502
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Murray 1948 5 Journal Apr 9 Punta San Felipe, 50±ft, Baja California sandy desert terrain. Here is much ocotillo, some creosote and an occasional copal trees. Encelia is present as it is over much of the flatter areas. Kangaroo rat tracks were everywhere. Put out 50 live mouse traps on rocky hillides, this time much of it hard volcanic rock with a few bushes scattered throughout. Did not go as high as before. Tonight hunted among the rocks with a flashlight for geckos but with no success. Apr 10 Same location In 10 Schuyler traps, about the same location, took only 2 Peromyscus crinitus, 1♀ and 1 discarded. In 50 live traps, 2♂ Peromyscus crinitus, 1♂3♀ Perognathus formosus, 1♂ 2♀ Perognathus spinatus. It took me all day just to skin these. Dr. Benson's steel traps have taken one coyote to date. This morning one had been carried off. Today Lewis shot one and trapped two ditillus leucurus which seem moderately common. The natives report the presence of rabbits and skunks, though none of either have been seen. Several kangaroo rats were released in the morning, and shortly after one was