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Transcription
Quest
1948
Journal
151
July 12 24 mi N.W. Punta Prieta 2000+ ft. Baja California
Tadarida femorosacca (?) #451. This bat was flying
very high at late dusk and was heard before it
was seen, it uttering a very high piercing note
continuously while in flight. The note is so high
in frequency that it is almost inaudible but of
such a character to be uncomfortable to hear. If
this is the only bat uttering this note it is
common throughout the peninsula south of here,
this particular note being heard after dark
at almost every camp at which we have
stayed.
50 live traps set among rocks on small
hill just west of camp last night caught one
male Peromyscus eremicus. Traps set by
others in the sandy flat valley floor caught
Dipodomys agilis and merriami, Peromyscus
maniculatus, and Perognathus aureus.
Other bats obtained last night while shooting
at dusk were Pipistrellus hesperus and
Eptesicus fuscus.
Very heavy fog and strong wind from the
south this morning making the earlier part
of the morning damp and quite uncomfortable.
Minimum temp. last night was 50° F. Fog
clearing at 10:00 A.M.
July 13 Caterina 1850+ ft. Baja California
Arrived here about 6 P.M. yesterday after 9