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Transcription
Quest
1948
Journal
68
May 18 Trinco, 1700 ft. Baja California
Tevis caught three Newton's lepidus in
Schuyler traps set along my trap line last night.
Murray obtained one Caenidophorus tessellatus and
a Diposaurus at noon today.
Birds seen today included a Hooded Oriole,
California Jay, Plainopepla, Western gratesated,
Caracara, American Vulture, Quail?, and Eastern
Wren.
Tevis caught one Cettulus leucurus this
afternoon.
8:45 P.M. Bats did not appear until 7 PM
this evening. Both large and small species
appeared at the same time. I shot the
Eptesicus fuscus between 7 and 7:30 P.M. Shot
a Poorwill at 7:30, mistaking it in the
dark for a large bat. The sky was clear
at sunset tonight possibly explaining the
late appearance of the bats. Murray shot
one Dasyptems ega and Dr. Benson a
Pipistrellus hesperne and Eptesicus fuscus.
Dr. Benson obtained one Myotis californicus
from an abandoned mine S.W. of line this
afternoon.
The Poorwill (#212) was flying about 25 feet
off the ground. Others were heard calling all evening.
May 19 Same Location. Minimum temperature last night
was 65°F, maximum today was 94°F.