Field notes, v1353
Page 177
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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