J.D. Anderson 1958 Journal April 11 - Valencia Lagoon, Rio del Mar, Santa Cruz Co., Calif. it is a very ephemeral thing & may not give them enough time. Lots of Hyla tadpoles in it. At 4:30 pm I drove back to Valencia to got some soil for experiments at school. Decided not to stay over since water is high & muddy - bad enough to hinder easy trapping. Whole area is so wet that there is no place close to camp - so left for home about 6 pm. April 26. Valencia Lagoon, Rio del Mar, Santa Cruz Co., Calif. Left Albany 7:20 am. Arrived Valencia at 9:30 am. Checked bunch of oak woods, drying out very rapidly. Searched pond for larvae between 10:15 am and 12:15 pm. Netted 15 which were measured and released. Distribution has shifted slightly due to a slight lowering of water level and extensive growth & spread of Eleocharis. Just before entering pond at 10:15 I saw a Thamnophia 10 yds from edge in some brush but was unable to catch it. Saw another cruising thru Eleocharis; & was not able to get it either. On way back to car at 12:15 I found a freshly killed Thamnophi on Bonita Rd. Was not there at 10:15. Preserved the snake. Ate lunch between 12:30 & 1:00 pm, set out 12 funnel traps for larvae between 1-1:30 pm. Drove over to Ellicott Pond & began collecting tigrinum & crucium larvae for food study.