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Quest
1948
Journal
134
June 23 Santa Rosalilito, 25 ft, S.F. and Bahia de Concepcion, Baja Caley.
manner, finally falling into the water after trying to drink it while in flight. I rescued it with my net.
50 live traps set in sandy flat among Cardons, Mesquite, Saramboulo, and Cholla last night caught one in. O Perognathus arenarius and an O Dipodomys merriami. The others caught was in their live traps, the low catch possibly having been a result of a full moon last night.
Minimum temperature last night was 70 F.
June 24 1/2 mi South of Mulege, 50 ft, Baja California
Arrived here about 5:30 P.M. yesterday and could not drive into town because of high tide raising the water level in the creek bed too high for the cars. Earlier in the day the tide was found to be entering the road in the northern end of Concepcion Bay.
Had a flat tire on the International at the south end of Concepcion Bay yesterday while Dr. Benson was investigating caves in which he found one Gecko.
We camped near the road leading past the mission at Mulege. We are about 300 yds from the mission and next to an olive orchard that is being irrigated at this time of year. We are about 100 yards from the pond above the Mission.