Field notes, v1538
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Quest 1948 Journal 137 June 25 Santa Rosalia, Baja California town (yesterday). Slept near the beach about 1 mile north of town last night. Heard and saw what was very probably Eptesicus fuscus feeding over the brush there. Minimum temperature last night was 71° F. June 26 Los Martires, 300+ ft, 23 mi by road N.W. San Ignacio, Baja Calif. Arrived here about 5:00 PM after eating dinner at San Ignacio (yesterday). The wind was blowing steadily from the sea and a large fog bank was visible at sunset. Shot bats at dusk and obtained one Eptesicus fuscus and one Myotis californicus. The two bats were seen flying low among the brush and cardone, their flight greatly affected by the wind. A cement tank and a long cement watering trough existed at this place and we attempted to net a few bats after dark but were unsuccessful possibly because of the strong wind that was blowing. Several small bats were seen however. Minimum temperature last night was 58° it seeming quite cold in the evening and with a heavy fog overcast on the desert until 9 this morning. The wind blew steadily all night. Los Martires is no more than a small house with neighboring coral and watering trough and a windmill. It is situated in the flat