Mallard notes, v4295
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Mayhew 1958 Journal 97. Aug. 24 - Colorado Desert, Calif. road at 1315 because all our collecting sacks were full (we found one empty one later). We stopped a few minutes in the area of Sentence Cienega where a couple of Ctes stoasbernice were caught. We headed for home at 1600, and arrived about 1830. The trip was approx. 600 miles long. A total of 47 specimens of 11 species were collected on the trip. Aug. 25-26 1000 Palms area, Riverside Co., Calif. Frank Aubrey & I left UCR at 2235. We reached the old highway 60-70-99 about 2345 (8/25/58) and began looking for specimens on the road. Relative humidity at this time was: 41%; road surface temp. - 31°C.; soil surface temp. - 30°C.; air temp. - 30.5°C. (87°F); wind direction - west; wind velocity - 18 mph (ranges from 11 to 26 mph); moon - 3/4; clouds - high, 5% overcast. No animals, except and occasional mouse, were seen on the old highway between Secret + 1000 Palms, or from 1000 Palms to 1000 Palms Canyon, or return on the old highway. At 0055 and at 0105 the air temp. was 93°F.; relative humidity 33%; wind velocity & direction as before. Approximately at 0200 we pulled over to the side of the road and slept until 0445. We drove down the