Field notes, v601
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52. Journal Apr. 18. 5 mi. W Bastrop, , Bastrop Co., Texas I hunted on the property of Mr. Sam Higgins of Bastrop from 1:30 - 5:45 pm. It was a hot afternoon with some wind of variable velocity. I took one Cnemidophorus and saw others and noted Sceloperus on the tree trunks in this woodland of post oak and blackjack. See acc't for Panus bicolor. Apr. 19. Bastrop, , Bastrop Co., Texas - warm, sunny day. I hunted on the property of Mr. Cecil Long N of the railroad tracks from 10:50 - 11:45. In this area in mesquite- grass I saw Cnemidophorus frequently but had no. 22 ant barrel. Birds inactive except in elms higher on slope. One titmouse heard there. I picked up a frog (# 574 ) in the gutter in Bastrop - water there suggested street had been washed. I obtained permission to work on the property of Mr. A. Young after meeting him at 2:00 pm. I returned to Austin. Apr. 20 Mayhaw Creek, 15 mi. W Bastrop, Bastrop Co., Texas = 8 mi. E, 3½ mi S Delvalle, Travis Co. 1N Bastrop Co., Texas Overcast; dead calm. Shower at 9:00. Sun broke through, gusty wind to 10 mph after 11:00. I was in this area of mesquite -elm and of elm bottomland from 7:45 am until 11:45. See acc't under Panus . I returned to Austin and then moved to Bastrop to spend the night. Apr. 21. Rain fell during the early morning hours. Sun out, calm and warm by 9:00 am. I worked in same general area from 6:50 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. See under Panus and Panus carolinensis. The common lizard here seems to be a Sceloperus of which I took one (# 577)