J.D. Anderson Journal 3050 ft. July 3 Mosquito Lake, 2 mi. W. Lookout Peak, Alpine Co., Calif Interestingly there were no Eulerochips in any of these ponds. Saw many juvenile R. muscosa but only two adults. The terrain around all of the ponds in the area is rocky - many bare granite outcropping. Under ponds. Very little flat ground with good soil. Trees scattered. Large trees few. Usually groups of small trees around the ponds. After working ponds 2,3 + 4 I walked down to Mosquito Lake proper. Checked all shallow margins, turned logs in water etc but found no salamanders. Talked for while with a fisherman who has been coming here in late June for years. He has seen the salamanders in the snow ponds + elsewhere in Sierra but claims he has never seen them in Mosquito Lake. This plus my own experience makes it doubtful that they now use the lake. The trout could be responsible. Also there is very little in way of shallow margins for Ambystoma. Went back to Pond #1 + checked eyggs observed on June 25. These are now in stage 32 (Rugh). They were in 8+9 th on June 25. Ned + I got back to camp about same time. I saw a block of Crossbills just before he returned. He had already gotten 7 so it didn't matter much. Broke camp at about 12:30 pm + drove east on Rt. 4. Stopped night at #804 30th W. Ellet Pass proper. Got 2 ad. of A. macrorhynchum in a small snow pond there. Another pond along side the road sign was not checked. Many eggs (m'blastula) taken at th