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Transcription
Quest
1948
Eptesicusfuscus
6
June 22 Santa Rosalita, 25+ ft, SE end Bahia de Concepcion, Baja
Murray netted one of this species that was
feeding among the Cardones and Dr. Benson
and Tevis shot several in the wash south
of the coral.
June 23 Mulege, 25+ ft, Baja California
One female, #436, with two embryos of 19mm
each, netted after dark tonight. Ten or twelve
of this species had established feeding routes
over a trail bordering large olive trees and
a few shorter Mesquite trees. On the average
they fed at a 10 to fifteen foot height and
were flying lower than the tree tops. The
"clicking" noise of their flight was obvious
throughout the entire period that I attempted
to net them. It seems as though this habit
of feeding over a more or less clear and
straight area bordering trees harboring the
insects on which they feed is the best way
to get ample food with the smallest ex-
penditure of energy in flight.
June 25 Los Martires, 300+ ft, 23 mi by road N.W. Landeros, Baja
One male seen and shot this evening at dusk.
The wind was blowing strongly and the bat was
seen feeding close to the tops of small bushes
in the desert sand among a few Cardones.
I walked about 50 yards to the area in
which I had seen it feeding and obtained it.