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Quest 1948
Journal
100
June 4 San Jose del Cabo, Baja California
was fastened against a stuccoed wall
at 7 tonight. Bats were between sign
and wall and about 50 left at
exactly 7:00 P.M. with others following
in twos and threes about five minutes
apart for the following half hour.
Bats are varied and numerous in the
town at dusk, all sizes being seen
flying overhead. Boys brought Dr.
Benson 3 Myotis velifer they caught by
hand.
The air is very humid at 9:30 tonight
and has been since this afternoon. Palm
trees abound in and around town and
extensive agriculture with irrigation is
carried on in the wash north of town.
June 5 Some location 6:25 A.M. Seated me again in the cafe waiting
for breakfast to be served. Slept north of town
last night and took no minimum temperature
reading. It rained this morning about 4 AM and
at present there are many clouds in the sky. The
humidity is very high this morning.
June 5 El Tule, 25° F., Baja California
El Tule is a ranch on the road between San Jose
del Cabo and San Lucas, about halfway between
the two. Several miles back towards San Jose del
Cabo we investigated a bat cave about 1/2 mile