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R.K. Selander,
1953
Feb. 3
San Telmo, 600ft., Baja California, Mexico.
Drove about 14 miles east of San Telmo and hunted for 1 hour in a stand of cholla (no tuna)
but found no cactus wrens. Rock Wrens were very common here. Also saw brown toucans,
white-crowned sparrows, thrasher sp.? blue-gray grackle, and road-runner. Saw only one individual of the latter. Ground squirrels and colla-tail rabbits are common. Also a very small lizard (Uta?) frequenting the vicinity of the agaves.
Returned to San Telmo and then to main road and again headed south (about 2:30 P.M.).
At Col. Guerrero [on highway by Santo Domingo] I bought gas.
Continued over poor road to a settlement about 15 miles north of Socorro and pulled up for the night along side of two Americans with small house trailers. Skinned 2 cactus wrens and made skeletons of 5 other birds. Rather cold tonight. Went to bed at 9:00.
Feb. 4
Overcast this morning. Ate breakfast with one of the Americans and then continued on at 9:00.
Road is very bad; heavy trucks have caused deep ruts. Average about 6 miles per hour, in second or low gear most of the time.
Much farming going on between Col. Guerrero and Socorro. Native vegetation is desert scrub.