Mayhew 1962 Journal 8. March 28 Palm Springs, Riverside Co., Calif. This morning Walt Moberly & I left UCR at 0915 to see if any lizards were active yet. We saw 17 Uma inornata, 11 Diposaurus dorsalis, 1 Callisaurus draconoides, 1 Crotalus cerastes, & 1 Crotaphytus wislizeni. Of these, we caught 11 Uma, 11 Dipo-saurna, 1 Crotalus, & 1 Crotaphytus. We looked for lizards from 1020 to 1355. The sky became quite over- cast shortly after noon. The environment cooled somewhat after that, which presumably drove the remaining animals underground. We talked to Lloyd Tevis for a while, then returned to UCR (at 1700). Lots of animals are in bloom (particularly Chaenactis fremontii, Dithyrea calif., & Malacothrix calif.) at the eastern edge of Palm Springs. Their numbers drop rapidly, however, as one approaches the Whitewater River channel near Palm Springs Panorama. No flowers are blooming in the vicinity of the Panorama except in the irrigated regions. Even here there aren't many flowers, but lots of grass (planted) is several inches high. Lots of lupines are though blooming there.