Mayhew 1959 Journal 116. Dec. 12 Dale Dry Lake, San Bernardino Co., Calif. By 1115 the weather had warmed sufficiently we felt it might be worthwhile to look for lizards (air temp.[30°]-58°F, relative humidity -46%). Therefore, we drove to our soil sampling site, obtained our soil samples & began to look for lizards. We looked for lizards from 1130 to 1230 without seeing a trace of one. Not even any tracks of lizards were seen. This indicated that none of the animals had been active since the recent rain, since bird and mammal tracks were seen, even though the sand was still quite moist on the surface. Umb scoparia weighs about as much as small finchllids (ex: horse finch), so the tracks of one should have been as obvious as those of the other. Nevertheless, no reptile tracks were seen. The day was calm and clear, so if the animals weren't active that day they weren't apt to be on more inclement ones. Maximum temperature of air (30°) recorded here today was 62°F. It seems obvious all the reptiles are hibernating for the winter. After eating lunch, we drove to a spot 18 miles east of 29 Palms where we collected several species (13) of plants that were in bloom: