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Mayhew
1959
Journal
63.
June 11
5 mi. W. of Glamis, Imperial Co., Calif.
we caught 40 animals in this area this
trip, for a total so far of 79 animals kept
(we released 3 ad. of Urosaurus graciosus and
2 im. ♀ Uma notata this morning).
1000 Palms area, Riverside Co., Calif.
We reached the Indio area about 1730
and settled out until 1900 in the shade
of some tamarisks just west of Dillon Road.
Then we began night collecting at 1910
on the power line road where it crosses
Dillon Road. We saw absolutely nothing
as far as 1000 Palms. At 2015, 3 miles
west of 1000 Palms, we found one young
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus on the road, which
we didn't try to catch. We finally caught
one Colomys variegatus 5 miles west of
1000 Palms. This was the only other
animal seen all night. We quit for the
night at 2115. We drove 140 miles today.
The minimum temp. tonight was 72° F,
about 0230 a deputy sheriff awoke us
to see what we were doing. It seems
earlier in the evening someone had called
the Sheriff's office about 2 suspicious
looking characters camped near his
residence (at least 1/2 mile away).
June 12
We arose at 0515. At 0555, the air
temp (30") was 27.0°C., at 1 cm. it was 25.4°C.,
soil temp. was 24.8°C., relative humidity was 28%.
S.E. wind: 6-7 mph. We drove to "Granddaddy