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Quest
1948
Journal
85
May 25 El Carrizalito, 1400 ft., 5 mi. N. Santiago, Baja California.
the Coyprionous within three minutes at late dusk
and obtained none before or after that time.
May 26 Same location. 16 Schuyler traps set
among large granite boulders, Limboi, Ironwood,
mesquite, and Petaya dulce on steep side
hills caught three Neotoma lepida. Three traps
were set off and pulled the full length of their
chains with nothing in them. Bait used was
dried apple and dried peaches. Only Neotoma
lepida caught by the rest of the group in
Schuylers last night.
Minimum temperature last night was 75°;
maximum today was 90°. The weather has
been absolutely clear with a warm breeze,
in the afternoon.
Revisited Las Cuevas and its caves this
morning.
The first cave, described earlier, contained
an estimated eleven square feet of tightly packed
Myotis velifer this second time. In addition
to this eleven square feet of Myotis rooting
on the open vertical walls in two places
(one 3 feet²; one 8 feet²) many were found in
deep pockets in the rocks. We captured only
eight Natalus mexicanus and noticed that
they seemed much fewer in number than the
time previously.