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S.B. Ruth 1920
Journal 10
7 Feb. 107 Amphibian collecting trip
½ mi. NW Ellrott R.R. station,
Santa Cruz Co., Calif
dead. The pond is well
fertilized and cow and horse
dung can be seen falling
apart in it. The water has
a brownish greasy-oily film
is seen in some spots. Clumps
of green algae are already
forming. The vegetation in the
pond is quite dark. Hundreds
of Hyla egg clumps are
observed in the pond and
newly hatched larvae are
everywhere. Several bullfrog
tadpoles were seen at
the water surface swimming
themselves. During the
afternoon about a dozen
Hyla regilla were captured
in and around the pond
site. And Rana aurora about
1¼" so was also taken in
the pond.
A search of the willow
grove revealed a juvenile