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Hendrickson
1950
Journal
Sept. 6 Stubby Spring, 4500 ft., Riverside Co., Calif.
from among the rocks around the
base of the large tank.
Sept. 7 Set 4 steel traps on boulder hills just
N. of camp, then worked S. to trail
leading to Stubby Spring and followed
it to point where it crosses first
canyon E. of the spring. Followed this down
to its junction with the canyon draining
the spring. The morning was overcast
until about 8:00 A.M. The rain of the
preceding day had soaked everything,
and the soil was muddy in spots.
Termites were flying in numbers, and
birds and lizards were actively feeding
on them. The canyon I followed is
rocky and rather narrow, with a
sandy bottom over much of its length.
Many Sceloporus occidentalis were
feeding out on the open, flat sandy
areas. At one point I observed 7
individuals foraging actively on the
canyon bottom ahead of me. The sandy
area was from 10' to 20' wide at this point,
and the 7 animals were strung out over
about 75 yards of canyon bottom.
Rarely did they come into close proximity
with each other, but there seemed a