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Transcription
Quest
1948
Journal
43
April 29 Mission San Ignacio 500 ft. Baja California.
the old mission. In another room adjoining
it and a neighboring room 3 Macrotus
were caught by Dr. Benson [10:15 P.M.].
The mission is very well built and in
a good state of repair, and in use at
present.
April 30 9:30 P.M. Minimum temperature last night
was 53° F.
13 Myotis yumanensis were captured this
afternoon in an unused stone storoom
east of the mission, and three Macrotus
californicus and one Tadarida mexicana
were seen this evening in the unused rooms
adjoining the mission (see species accounts).
The Canyon wren captured last night
escaped late this morning, but not after
another was heard and seen on the mission
walls.
San Ignacio is surrounded by volcanic
rock in a layer over what appears to
be sandstone or limestone.
May 1 Minimum temperature last night was 58° F.
Bats seen last night before 11:00 P.M. in
mission rooms have been Myotis yumanensis,
Tadarida mexicana, Antrozous, and Macrotus
californicus.