J.D. Anderson 1956 Journal Oct 29 Valencia Lagoon, Rio del Mar, Santa Cruz Co., Calif Left Berkeley at 5:15 pm (PST) in a heavy rain. Drove south on Bayshore Freeway to Sunnyvale and then on 9 to Saratoga & Los Gatos. Took 17 across Sta Cruz Mtns and then Rt. 1 to Rio del Mar. No rain from San Mateo to Los Gatos. Heavy rain in Santa Cruz mtns & along coast. At Valencia Lagoon everything was very wet. Large paddies in Bonita Rd. 15 Ambystoma macrodactylum taken on Bonita Rd. Others were marked & released. 1 Ambystoma taken on the highway directly opposite the center of the pond area. This one capture showed clinch the idea of random dispersal. 6 Ensatina seen on Bonita rd (5 ad, 1 juv.), 2 Batrachoseps (1 ad, 1 juv) also. Hyla regilla active everywhere, mostly juvenile seen. 1 Hyla calling off in the oak woods. At 11 pm (PST) I left the lagoon to drive to another pond south of here (along San Andreas Rd.) 1 Ambystoma collected on San Andreas Rd. 3/4 mi. S.W of the jet with Rt. 1. To the west of Rd here there is a depression which could hold enough water to be a temporary pond. This animal could of course lie from the Valencia population, although it was moving in the opposite direction. No further Ambystoma were seen on this road for as far as the pond 1.5 mi SE La Selva Beach. Returned home to Berkeley at 1:45 AM (PST)