Field journal, v4297
Page 85
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Mayhew 1960 Journal 42. May 20 Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif. The field zoology class (6 members + a visitor), Frank Aubrey & I left UCR at 1145 and drove to Harperia. After eating, we drove on to Lucerne Valley, then north to the Ond Mts. We checked a spring on sec. 36, T 7 N, R 1 W, but it didn't look at all good for our purposes. We drove on to Stoddard Valley to our campground 8 miles south of Barstow, collecting reptiles along the way. We reached the campsite at 1600. We began looking for reptiles immediately. a few Lata stansburiana were seen but not caught. An adult of Crotalus mitchelli was captured on the west- facing slope of a hill about 150 yards S.E. of the camp. We looked for animals until 1715. We ate chow, then started to night collect at 1915. We looked for animals until 2230. A S.W. wind of 10-15 mph. was blowing at our campsite from the time we arrived until we left. Animals seen today were: Bullock's oriole Mourning dove House Sparrow Robin Killdeer Red-winged blackbird Crow Raven Horned Lark Zoppelhead Shrike Western meadowlark Brevis blackbird