Hanken, James 1975 Journal 18 Jan Hastings Reservation, Carmel Valley, Monterey Co, Calif a number of times several feet above the ground under the base of fallen, rolling fir trees. The number of juvenile individuals found has been high - over 1/3 of all Ameides found were < 3 cm (S-V). These individuals hadn't yet developed the adult pattern and still had a dorsal suffusion of fine light speckling, giving the dorsum a cloudy appearance. Perhaps Ameides deposits eggs soon after the first rains in the fall and these are this year's hatchlings. Several small Ensatina were also found. There is some lizard activity apparently due to the warm, sunny weather. Walt Koenig reported seeing Sceloporus active on Arnold Field on 16 Jan. I found one Cnemidus active in a sunny clearing apparently E of Robinson Prairie. Other interesting reptiles were found included other Cnemidus, two Cerrhinotus (one sub-adult, and one juvenile ~5cm S-V possibly representing last summer's young), and one Contia tenuis. No Taricha were found in terrestrial sites nor in any of the 5 or 6 sites checked in Finch + Robinson Creeks. Pygmy owls were heard calling in the evening early to Lower Sam and during the day on P.O. Hill, and one