Field notes, v1538
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Quest 1948 Journal 95 May 30 El Chono, 800+ ft, 2mi W Agua Caliente, Cape District, Baja Calif. Minimum Temperature last night was 70°F. Temper- ature at 10:00 A.M. today is 86°. The pond above the dam is about 60 yards long and about 25 yards at its widest point. Tried catching bats last night from 8 to 10 P.M. by stringing two fine wires across a section of the pool. Only one bat was trapped, but it swam to the other side of the pond and was lost. It looked very much like a Dasypeltus, and hit the wire at 9:30 P.M. Many White-winged Doves came to the water to drink. Saw a Yellow Throat and several California Jays also. Two or three Black Phoebe's seen along waters edge, perched on rocks and flying about concrete dam. Maximum Temperature today was 95°F. May 31 Same location Minimum temperature last night was 68°F. Temp. at 12:30 today was 94°F. Shot bats last night at dusk at pool at dam by camp. Bats appeared at 6:45 P.M. and all were flying high up the canyon walls, including the Pipistrellus, when first seen. As it got darker more appeared, and they began flying lower. Shot 1 ♀ Dasypeltus ega (#279-282 incl.), 3♂ Tadarida fomer- osacca (#283-286 incl.) and one Tadarida mexicana #287. Others of the group obtained the same species. Black Phoebe's and many Canyon wrens seen