Field notes, v1538
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Quest 1948 Journal 46 May 2 Mulege 25 ft Baja California o signs of them were seen in the mission, about 20 Frigate birds were seen soaring and diving over the pond bordered with palm trees below the mission. One of the local inhabitants told us today that everybody here gets malaria attacks in the summertime. May 3 Minimum temperature last night was 56 F. Two Myctis yumanensis were caught last night by the jail up on the hill, and a Tadarida mexicana flew into the room about 9:00 P.M. last evening. Eile Woodpecker heard at 9:30 and 10:00 AM of Frigate birds 4:30 PM. Saw two groups of about five individuals each in vicinity of large pond below the mission. The second group were evidently bathing, for they would dive down and grace the surface of the water one after another. All they seemed to do was drag their feet in the water. The first group was flying high in the air away from the pond and the birds would dive about 25 feet in the air with wings beat, shaking themselves while in the dive. They possibly were drying themselves after their fresh-water bath. Saw about 5 Calisaurus along the creek below the dam. They appeared darker than