J.D. Anderson 1958 journal May 22 Valencia Sagor, Rio del Mar, Santa Cruz Co., Calif. Rain fell most of day today in Berkeley - often in very heavy showers. Undecided about going when it cleared at 5 pm. But at 6 pm came another heavy rain so I left at 6:20 pm (PDT). Arrived Valencia at 8:30 pm (PDT). Still quite light in open spots - dark enough to need floodlite in woods. Walked along road cut of hill road to check on moisture + possible emergence of salamanders from the many crevices, burrows + root network along the road cut. Saw 4 Batrachoseps attenuatus moving about on the damp soil. All exposed soil was damp - just enough to be darker in color. No film of water - soil would not pack into a ball. Saw 1 large banana slug + 1 Helminthoglypta but nothing else. At 9 pm began regular road checks along Bonta road from parking area to least large oak tree + up on the hill road. 1st 9:00 - 9:25 (PDT). - 10 Batrachoseps, 1 adult Hyla regilla, 5 Helminthoglypta and hundreds of this, newly transformed Hyla. 2nd 9:30 - 9:50 - 1 subad. Ensatina, 3 Batrachoseps, 4 Helminthoglypta, 1 large snail, 1 millipede. Temp '1/4" 20.8°C; Soil temp 17.0°C. 2nd - 9:55 - 10:25 - Hill Road 3 subad. Ensatina, 2 millipedes, 3 Helminthoglypta. Heard 3 different D' Horned Owls: [illegible]