J.D. Anderson 1959 Journal Jan. 10 Valencia lagoon, Rio del Mar & vicinity, Santa Cruz Co., Calif. Left MVZ 10:30 am with Steve Lynch. Drove to Sunnyvale & ate lunch with Steve's parents. Out to Rio del Mar, arriving at 2 pm. Sky cloudy, had rained on Jan. 9. No rain now but weather forecast had predicted it for tonight. Checked the can loured in oak woods near parking area - contained 1 ? Ambylostoma m. crotonum and 3 drowned Ensatina. Everything very wet now. There was no water in pond area on Monday, Jan. 5 but now it is filled almost to capacity. Water extends from willows on east to the small isolated willow on west - just a few yards short of maximum size of last year. Worked all around edge of pond looking for eggs but found none. The water is very muddy & visibilty is poor. Used dip net along fringes but found nothing. At approx. 3:15 we drove towards the Elliott locality. Stopped at the small tigrinum pond near Elliot - 1 mi NW Elliot RR Sta., 4 mi. W. Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co., Calif. Checked under logs & boards here for tigrinum but were not successful. There is a little water in this pond - approx 12 yd x 8 yd + about 2-5