Weston 1946 Journal July 15 Pinto Basin Joshua Tree Natl Mon, Riverside Co., California. of this species that I have seen out in Pinto Basin. About 10:30 a.m., after packing, we started off for Keys View, our next nights stand. Going up the hill we looked several times. Arriving at Keys View about 12:30 p.m. we spent 15± minutes looking at the view. The day was remarkably clear and we had a wonderful view. Pilot Knob, far down to the south, in Mexico could be seen as could most of the Salton Sea. Returning to the place we camped the night of July 13. After setting up camp we three spent the remainder of the afternoon looking for vertebrate fauna. I chased two Aphelocoma californica for quite some time but could not get a shot at either of them. One lone jackrabbit ran off from me, constituting the only mammal I saw all p.m. until dusk when Pipistrellus began flying (Dr. Miller shot one ♂). About 5 p.m. I set out 60 snap traps out around the bases of Eriogonum and burro's weed (Fraiseria dumosa). All day since our arrival here at Keys View, I have seen no reptiles. After dinner bats began flying around camp. Dr. Miller shot one, a Pipistrellus ♂. He then set it on the hood of the Pontiac. Soon 2 or 3 other bats began