Murray 1949 5 Journal Aug 10 Big Sagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif. was a thick covering of salmonberry. By late afternoon there were 16, 18 thamnophis in 4 traps. I left out 45 traps, mostly those in thickets along the stream and through a bit of shady spruce and alder. Put out 30 more traps in the dense redwood visited earlier. this had once burned over but many large trees remained. there was a thick green undergrowth of salmonberry, solomon, blackberry, thimbleberry and other shrubs, then smaller herbs of Scrophulariaceae, Compositae, Ranunculaceae and in open areas, green grass. the soil was rather moist. The line ran around the pool and a water tank beside it. Had heard a shrew squeaking in the morning. Today found 2 thamnophis ordinatus, each in grass, 20 and 30 feet from a small marshy patch with standing water. the weather was cloudy today but thin in parts and part of the time fairly warm and bright. There is a full moon but most nights are foggy - tonight is clear and cold.