Field notes, v4155
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M.F. Smith 1979 JOURNAL 5 mi. S, 2.7 mi. W Truth or Consequences, 4300', Sierra Co., New Mexico Aug. 29 live traps to be karyotyped later. We drove north to camp at Springtime Canyon campground in Nogal Canyon in the San Mateo Mts, north and west of Truth or Consequences in the Cibola Nat'l. Forest. There is a cattle tank near the campsite which has a wide diversity of bats visiting it at night. However, we didn't have time to net bats because we still had animals to stuff. Dave cooked beans which we had late in the evening. 1 mi. N, 1 mi. W San Marcial, 4700 ft., Socorro Co., New Mexico Aug. 30 We drove north to the San Marcial turnoff and drove along a dirt road to San Marcial, which again is just a collection of a few houses. We saw very little activity right next to the river so we headed back west along the dirt road again. We did find some places to set traps in the creosote bush desert, set all along the road between San Marcial and the highway. Eventually we caught 6 animals, 2 of which stayed alive until we got back to Albuquerque to do the karyotyping. San Antonio, 4550 ft., Socorro Co., New Mexico Aug. 30 Drove north along the highway to San Antonio, on the north side of the Bosque del Apache Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. There used