Grande Ronde Lake, 7100', Union Co., Oregon. July 23. which makes me believe the season is earlier here than at Sparks Lake- at least this year. We were told at the ranger station that things are [illegible] earlier this year, and that there was no snow on June 10, whereas last year there were deep drifts on June 18. The water in the lake and in the small trickles flowing across the lake shore meadow (South end) is quite warm, and this probably accounts for the early season. The lake is rimmed by thick growths of some tule- probably Typha sp., and in some places by water-lilies. The bottom of lake and trickles is of dark mud, and the color of the frogs is excellent protection. They are extremely wary- most of them live on shore, and dive into the water at once, no matter how cautiously they are approached. In the trickles, they go under the toe banks, or into the mud. Along the lake, they go some distance from shore (5 to 10 feet), and if pursued more ardently, disappear into the mud, at [illegible] amazing rapidity. The only way I could catch them was in the trickles, by marking the spot where they disappeared, and then plunging my hand into the mud, which is only about 3" deep, and catching them by the hind legs. The Hyla was