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Transcription
Quest
1948
Journal
128
June 19 San Jorge, 5 ft., 23°44'N, 112°07'W, Baja California
above the high tide marks. A region of "Mangl
Dulce" occurs in back of the mangroves, and
a small, dense, thick-leafed bush from 8 inches
to two feet high (Tumble-like weed: Lamb) occurs
in flat areas between the small sand cliffs
and the sand region.
Dr. Benson and I fished this evening off
the beach next to camp and in about 1½
hours caught several Catfish, a very small
Hammer-head Shark, a shovel-nosed Shark and
several other kinds of scaled fish. Clams
occur in abundance in the mud and cystica
of approx. 3 in diameter are common on the
Mangrove roots.
June 20 Same Location. Minimum temperature last night was
62°F, maximum today was 76°. The weather
has been clear with an ocean breeze coming
up at about 11 AM yesterday and today.
50 Museum special traps baited with walnut
and set along this mangrove strip north
of camp caught 19 Peromyscus maniculatus
last night. Traps were set under the Mangroves
on the dead Mangrove leaves at the high-tide
marks.
48 live traps set among Ocotillo and
Pituais agria clumps in hard-packed sand
N.E. of camp last night caught 19 Dipodomys