Quest 1948 Journal 102 June 6 Lumi N. Calo San Lucas, 20 ft, Bajo California, and the sandy wash of the large arroyo that runs past the town from the north. South of us is a cornfield and then a beach; north of us, an empty cleared field. Between our camp and the town is about a mile of sandy wash of coarse granite gravel overgrown with "Romerillo?" - a very small-leaved bush growing about 4 feet high. The hills are about 2 miles to our east. Shot bats last night at dusk and obtained 3 Tadarida femorosacca (#313, 314, 315) [see species account]. Others of the group obtained Balanipteryx placata and Pipistrellus hesperus. These species were shot between 6:45 and 7:30 P.M. Lupus californicus are common here, three being seen about 100 yds east of camp. Birds seen this morning: Killdeer, Flicker, Cactus Wren, Ash-throated flycatcher, Hooded Oriole, Cardinal, Caracara, Buzzard, Raven. Cabo San Lucas is a fishing village built almost entirely of wooden houses. A cannery is located on the beach south of town and at present is processing tuna. Several large American fishing boats are operating from here. Fish are very abundant around the pier at the cannery, thousands being seen in large schools evidently feeding on cannery waste. The fish are so thick that they look like huge patches of seaweed from the