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Transcription
Quest
1948
Journal
111
June 11 La Laguna, 6200+ ft, Sierra de la Laguna, Baja California
still further up the steep slopes, the trees suddenly
became shorter and more sparse, but oak trees
became visible although those seen on all but
the top slopes of the mountains appeared dead
and clothed in masses of yellow, dried leaves.
Palm trees were seen in a deep canyon to our right
when we were nearing the summit and as we neared
the top green oaks and Pinyon pines were seen. We
crossed over into La Laguna through a large and
prominent saddle in the crest of the mountains -
a break visible from parts close to the arroyo and
possibly visible from the valley floor south of
Todos Santos. Just over the crest, all is different
and very similar to forested sections of Upper
Sonoran parts of Alta California.
Shot bats last night and obtained one Eptesicus
fuscus. The bats did not appear until about
7:15 P.M. and were first seen feeding over the
oak and madrone trees of the wooded section.
Later they began to feed among them and around
their edges where the forest met the flat. At
dark the bats were seen feeding over the flat.
Three sizes were seen, small, medium, and
large, the smallest probably being Pipistrellus
hesperus or Myotis californicus, the larger
ascertained to be Eptesicus fuscus. Dr. Benson
obtained one Myotis californicus last night.