Field notes, v1478
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U. Memmler 1942 48 Itinerary April 19, Bald Peak, 1850 ft., 1 mi. E Berkeley, Contra Costa Co., Calif. Tom Rodgers, Walter Dalquist and I went out at about 7:00 A.M. to hunt Skinks. We drove to the Botanical Gardens in Strawberry canyon and left Tom's car here. We then headed straight up the hill to Grizzly Peak. Walt picked up traps he had set the evening before along the way. We found several rocky outcrops on the east and south slopes of Bald Peak. Bald Peak is E of Grizzly and at the south-east corner of Wilden Regional Park. We collected 1 Rattle Snake and 1 Gopher Snake. Dalquist cought 20 Skinks, Rodgers caught 14 Skinks and I caught 6 Skinks. We also caught several Sceloporus and saw many Triturus and some Annulides. We returned to the Botanical Gardens by 10:30 A.M. May 3, Eastside Bald Peak, 1800 ft., 1 mi. E Berkeley, Contra Costa Co., Calif. Tom Rodgers, John Grey and I looked for Skinks under rocks in this locality from about 8:00 to 9:30 A.M. We caught Eumeces Sceloporus 2 Styla and 1 Lampropeltis getulus. I caught 5 Skinks, 4 Sceloporus and the 2 Styla. We reached this location by driving to the Botanical gardens in Strawberry canyon and walking up the canyon and over the ridge.