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Quest
1948
Journal
49
May 4 Mulege 25° ±, Baja California
incline upward for about 200 feet through
three constrictions and three broader cavities.
The slope was about 20 or 30 degrees and
at one place it is necessary to lie flat
and pull yourself through the fine dust
that had accumulated in the cave. The
cave opening is hidden from the valley
floor by a lip of fragmented rock. Within
the cave there are many side passages
of small size leading to small pockets. The
whole cave is filled with very fine dust.
The bats were roosting in a second widening
of the cave about 150 feet from the opening
and considerably higher than the rest of
the cave. There were many bats in the cave
of which I netted four (1♂ Mormoops megacephala
and 3♀ Macrotus californicus). Dr. Benson
caught 10 Mormoops (4♂, 6♀) and 20 Macrotus
(7♂, 13♀). Dr. Benson also caught 4 (2♀ ad,
1♂, 1♀ juv) Leptonycteris (?). The three types
of bats were the only ones noticed or caught.
It has been decided that the locality of the
cave is ¼ mi south of the mission at 100 feet.
May 5 Bahia Concepcion 13 mi SE Mulege Baja California
Minimum temperature here last night was 68°F,
Maximum today was 92°F. Today is clear and
warm, the light being intense on the weather.