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Neffner
1942
Itinerary
June 3 (cont.)
5 mi. W + 1/4 mi. S Independence, Inyo Co., Calif.
White-crowned Sparrow, Clark Nutcracker, Blue Grouse,
Brewer Sparrow, Pileolated Warbler, Audubon Warbler.
June 4
Spent the day preparing the animals caught before.
Caught 1 Reithrodontomys megalotis near my sleeping bag,
and 1 Seolopus by hand during the day. I spent some time
last night and the night before watch for bats that
apparently come to feed in one of the small laboratories
here in this U.S. Forest Service Park. There are numerous
(200+) wings-only of a night-flying moth on the floor of this
building. These moths are numerous here, especially
around the cottonwood trees and are preyed upon by
the Poor-willa also. The bats apparently come to this
building to hang-up and feed on the moths, dropping
the wings to the floor. On the night of June 2, I waited
at the entrance to this building until 9:30 p.m. The
first bat appeared at 9:05 p.m. and fly around the
door as if ascertaining whether it was open. This
bat hardly entered the building. At 9:10 p.m. another
bat appeared (perhaps the same bat reappearing)
and flew in to the '4'x4' building for only a few
seconds. At about 9:15 p.m. a bat appeared and
did the same as the previous one. I departed at 9:30
without seeing any more. On June 3 I only stayed for
a few minutes and saw no bats.
June 5
Put out no traps as we broke camp early. Drove to
Independence, thence north about 3 miles and thence
west up Oak Creek. We proceeded up the South Fork