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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