J.D. Anderson 1958 Journal July 2 Mosquito Lakes 2 mi. W. Lookout Peak, 7050 ft., Alpine Co., Calif. with N.K. Johnson Left Albany at 5:00 am. Drove to US 50 to Stockton & then took State Route 4 east into Elbert Pass area. Arrived at Big Meadow, 6500 ft., Calaveras Co. at about 9:15 am. Checked the snow pond at Big Meadow for Ambystoma larvae. Last week I couldn't find larvae but did see newly hatched eggs. This time very small larvae were abundant in shallow, clear water along edges of the pond. Difficult to get with dip net since they hug the bottom closely. Got sample of about 15 which were preserved soon after capture. Continued driving east on RT 4. Stopped 3/4 mi. W. Mosquito Lakes to check a snow pond for Ambystoma. It is a likely pond but we found nothing. Ned saw a young & Pine Grosbeak. Along road I saw 1 ad. & Evening grosbeak. Arrived at Mosquito Lakes at about 11 am. Ate lunch & then started work. I checked the series of small snow ponds across road from Mosquito Lakes while Ned went bird hunting. Got 2 ff ad. macrodactylum in pond #1. 1 was under a log at pond edge (foreland) & the other was in water at edge under a small (8"x4") piece of bark. Worked around for larvae (last year) and got a of the worm cutters. More eggs have been laid but I won't work on them until tomorrow. Next walked over to Pond #2 which is now fully almost completely free of snow & ice. Collected 5 ff macrodactylum in here. No sign of eggs as yet but 3 of the ff had eggs inside chorion indicating larva's activity. The log between