Field notes, v1733
Page 59
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R. Zonfal April 14, 1953 Journal 182 With Bill Brown, Kevin Jordan and the Niemeth, left Berkeley at 8:40 AM and arrived at Saratoga, Santa Clara County, at 9:25 (Travel via Bayshore highway). 2.6 mi. WSW Saratoga, Santa Clara Co., Calif. Our first stop. Thick tordu-redwood forest. Prominent trees in the forest are medium, bay, big-leaf maple, tan oak, coast live oak, Douglas-fir and redwood. Pine oak is particularly abundant here. Chaparral present includes Adenostoma and Ceanothus. The stream (alders & sycamores) is about 10-15 feet wide in most places with some exposed rock & gravel banks and deep pools. Water Temperature 9.4°C. A single large adoret & Rana boylii was taken here. Also present were Anaxyrus floridanticus, Tririna torosa and Nerthrotius coomine. East Waddell Creek 1 mi. SW Bug Basin Park Headquarters, Santa Cruz Co., Calif Working downstream from the park sewage disposal plant. Stream 8.5°C. No frogs seen. Triturus torosa and T. granulosa