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Quest
1948
Journal
52
May 6 Bahia Concepcion 13 mi SE Mulege Baja California
and one Peromyscus eremicus. Traps were
set beneath or near large bushes.
Birds seen so far today are 1 Pelican, 5 or
6 Frigate Birds, 2 Leaulls, and several
Ospreys. The Frigate Birds were feeding
together about 1/2 mile offshore.
May 7 Minimum last night was 71°, maximum
Today was 92° F.
49 live traps baited with bird seed and
set last night in sandy area in back of
beach N.E. of camp caught 1 ? Dipodomys
merriami, 1 ? Perognathus baylei, 2 ? 1? Perognathus
spinatus, and 1 ? 2 ? Perognathus arenarius.
Traps were set among large "Mangle Dulce"
and Creosote bushes in association with
Cardone, Cholla, Pitaya, Palo Verde, Mesquite,
and Elephantaphrium. The yield was low
last night possibly because of a herd of
cattle that unexpectedly bedded down there.
One part of the sandy area is a dried salt
marsh, and sand and salt marsh are board-
ered by talus (lava + conglomerate rock) and
alluvial material. Above rise rocky
hills with mesquite and numerous small
ceves.
S.W. of our camp is a estero bordered
by mangroves and a salt marsh. Clams