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Quart
1948
Journal
135
June 24 1/4 mi South of Mulege, 50' ft, Baja California
Shot bats last night by the palm tree
at the border of the pond above the mission.
They appeared about 7:20, the first being seen
were small bats (probably Pipistrellus hesperus)
flying very high and from the hills. Nighthawks
appeared at the same time soon to be joined
by the larger bats, Eptesicus fuscus and
dasypterus ega. The small and large bats and
Nighthawks formed a large cloud over our heads
and Pipistrellus hesperus, Dasypterus ega,
and Eptesicus fuscus were shot by Tavis
and Dr. Benson. Just before dark the
cloud of bats disappeared leaving the Epterus
and Dasystemus to feed singly among and
along the palm border.
I netted one Eptesicus fuscus at 8:30
last night out of many that were flying along
the edge of palm olive trees and over the trail
near camp.
Visited the large bat cave about 500 yards
from here in the side of the mountain this morning.
Found the number of bats much fewer than
at the time of our previous visit. We found
about 50 Macrotes californicus in the second
room of the cave and obtained one Leptonycteris
and one A.... Momopops megalophylla. Another
cave said to be nearby was not investigated.