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Transcription
Quest
1948
Journal
67
May 17 Trinfr, 1700 ft, Baja California
from a small pond further down the wash.
Birds seen here: as large Hawks, Cardinal,
Plumbeous Snatecalles, Cactus Wren, Quail and
American Vultures. No American Ravens seen
here so far.
May 18 Same Location. Minimum temperature last night
was 60°F; maximum this afternoon was 95°F.
47 live traps baited with bird seed and
set inside same brush fence as described under
May 17 caught 3♂ Perognathus spinatus (#200,201+
208) and 4 females, and two Peromyscus cremicus
,♂♀(#206+207). The traps were set in almost
the same location in the small field as those of
the previous night, but netted the same number
of Perognathus spinatus with Peromyscus cremicus
being caught in addition instead of Perognathus
baylei.
Shot bats yesterday evening. I shot two
Pipistrellus hesperus (#197,198) and one Eptesicus
fuscus (#199). The others of the group obtained the
same thing except Dr. Benson who shot a Lasionycta
ega in addition to the two other species. The
Pipistrellus appeared at 6:30 P.M., but the larger
bats obtained were not seen until 7:00 P.M. Due
to clouds in the west the sunset could not be
timed in relation to the appearance of the
Pipistrellus.