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Mayhew
1958
Dec. 19
Journal
122
5 mi. W. of Glamis, Imperial Co., Calif.
temp. was 20.6°C., soil surface temp.-32.5°C.
Two juvenile Uta notata + 1 adult of
Urosaurus gracilis were all the
animals that were caught today. Another
half dozen young Uta were seen, but no
adults were seen at all. We took a
break for chow at 1330 and resumed our
search at 1430. No reptiles of any kind
were seen on this trip. A large number
of house finches + quite a number of
audubon's warblers were seen, however.
One hooting owl was also seen. We
collected specimens of all the plants
growing in the area + returned to
the car at 1545, slightly over 1 hour
before sundown. The maximum temp. today
was 79°F. We drove to the abandoned
gas station on the old highway between
Yarnet & 1000 Palms ( 7 mi. west of
1000 Palms) and camped for the night.
We reached this area at 1945. The minimum
temp. recorded tonight was 46°F. The sky
became partly overcast, but no wind blew.
Dec. 20
5 mi. W. of 1000 Palms, Riverside Co., Calif.
We arose at 0810. We waited until 1035
to begin looking for lizards because it
was too cool for them to be out earlier.
at this time; air temp. was 18°C.
soil surface temp was 26°C.
relative humidity was 28%
wind - none
thin cloud cover ~ 80% of sky.