Field notes, v1305
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Hearne, H. 1983 10 September (continued) 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.