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Hearne, H.
1983
10 September
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by day or night. Missed 1 unidentified snake, caught
live neonate Crotalus scutulatus, and saw a pair of
Vulpes macrotus - the foxes had big glowing yellow eyes
that reminded us all of roadside reflectors they were so
bright. Also found and released a non-paired adult P
colony on the road into our campsite.
11 September
Out to the dunes from ~0900-1200. Caught several
Callisaurus along Kelso Rd., saw lots of Uta on small
rocks and ≥5 Gambelia. Saw Cnemidophorus &
another Gambelia in creosote scrub, and caught 5 lizards
on the dunes. Claudia saw 1 Crotalus cerastes tracks.
Went to Vulcan mine to swim, then to near camp
~1500 hr for snake. Sceloporus occidentalis on boulders
(outliers of Granite Mountains). We've seen lots of raptors
so far - ≥1 Great Horned Owl, ≥1 Golden Eagle
(resting on power pole over creosote scrub - this is 4/2 mi
2 miles S of where we saw 2 last year over cattle pen),
and several apparent Red-tailed Hawks. Also ≥3
Geocoryx and some Shrikes - lots of
potential reptile predators. Back out to Kelso
Dunes ~1700.