Field notes, v1305
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Green, H. 1982 8 May (continued) either side of road w/in 1/2 mile. Winds were really high and all sky obscured by dust by the time we reached Kramer Junction, so we decided to get a room in Barstow. Drove to Pisgah, walked around at dusk, and wood hunted. Got 5 Coleonyx and 1 Crotalus cerastes, the latter containing a large prey item. 9 May Pisgah Cote, San Bernardino Co., California Arrived here approx 0830, after motel in Barstow & breakfast at the Side-winder Cafe in Newberry Springs. Guy behind us here claimed to be on the "Fish & Game Commission" and had a good natured argument w/ me about whether the world would be better off w/out sidewinders! I asked if we should bulldoze down # cliffs 'cause people fall off them, but he quickly told me that was a poor example - cliffs don't hide and jump out at you. Very windy at the cote, and we saw relatively few. Enemidophorus tigris was the most commonly seen lizard, and one pair (?) broke from mating as I approached. Female ran off, leaving the male w/ erect tail and everted hemipenis. Also got 1 Urosaurus, 2 Uta, 4 Uma, and I saw 2 Sauromalus. Saw several carnivore scat and Dave saw tracks that indicated a bobcat x snake encounter. Ate lunch in Judlow.