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Mayhew
1957
Journal
52
April 5 West side of Salton Sea, Imperial Co., Cal. f.
about 4 miles east of Ocotillo Wells, or
Burro Bend. Night collecting along
highway 78 between the two previously
mentioned points produced one Chionactis
occipitalis. Collecting on the road to
Split Mountain from Burro Bend yielded
one Phyllorhynchus. We saw 2 dead & 1 live
sidewinder, and several live Coleonyx
variegatus. Coleonyx were not nearly
as plentiful on the road tonight as
last week. There was about ¼ of a moon
tonight & none last week, but otherwise
conditions appeared to be about the
same,
Apr. 6 We drove into San Felipe Creek from
our campground of last week (3.2 miles
west of highway 79 on highway 78). We
found Harpers Well is located about ½
mile west of our approach to the creek
last week. One species of fish was
actively breeding at this time. Two females
were caught, but we were unsuccessful in
catching any males. Along highway 78
we saw more than 100 Swainson's Hawks
sitting on the ground, & low bushes, or
circling in the air. We were able to approach
them quite closely. About 11 AM the
wind began to blow quite hard, and
most of our gear became filled
with sand. As we travelled west on