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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