Murray 1949 Journal 20. Aug 18 Big Sagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif. was much Equisetum. the moist bank beside the road had numerous small burrows in it. Put out 45 traps. Aug 19 Same location Caught 1♀ Neurotrichus gibbsii; 2♂, 1 released, Zapus trinotatus; 1 Sorex trowbridgii; 1 Sorex pacificus; 3♂, 4♀ Peromyscus maniculatus, 1♀ Microtus oregoni. All but the Neurotrichus and Microtus were discarded. Found the Neurotrichus behind a log in very moist ground, shaded by ferns. This time no deep leaf litter. Zapus were all in grass where a stream crossed the road. Found only Peromyscus at base of the bank. Perhaps they live in the holes. Packed up in the morning and left, heading up the red wood highway to Orick. Reptiles seen: thamnophis elegans - common in drier parts. Usually in thistles of the pasture or blackberry thickets. Less often in salmonberry and thimbleberry. thamnophis ordinatus - Found several in grass near small marshy spots. Dr. Pearson got 2 next to a marsh along the lagoon. I was in spruce and alder forest, damp. Both species usually were out only when the sun was shining. Only other reptile