Field journal, v4297
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Mayhew 1960 Journal 12. Mar. 7 Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif. before we stopped for the night at 2015, we drove 323 miles today. The maximum temp. we encountered today was The minimum temp. tonight was 61° F. The animals caught today were: Uta stansburiana - 1 (ad ?) Uta scparia - 11 (5 ad ?, 3 ad ♀; 2 ad ?♂; 1 im. ♀) Colevys variegatus - 1 (ad ?) Total - 13 Mar. 8 We arose at 0800 (temp [30°] - 70° F.), and eat breakfast. We broke camp at 0910 and looked for lizards from 0920 to 1200. Soil samples were obtained from 1220 to 1230. We resumed our search for lizards from 1230 to 1410. The first Uta notata was seen at 0855, but they probably were active earlier than this. We caught the following animals today (total for day - 36): Colevys variegatus - 1 (ad ?) Urosaurus graciosa - 17 (11 ad ?, 6 ad ♀) Uta notata - 18 (6 ad ?, 5 ad ♀; 3 ad ?♂; 2 im ♂; 2 im ♀) These animals were most numerous shortly after we began looking at 0920. We captured 10 animals in the 1st two books (Erioforum deserticola) we investigated. Although animals were still being seen occasionally when we quit, they weren't nearly as abundant on the surface as they had been earlier. The maximum air temp. (30°) was only 90° F. today, which is