singing in a loud chorus but a gust stank didn't turn any up so we soon left to return to the motel. S.B. Roth Journal 1969 Ellicott Station off Buena Vista Road Feb Santa Cruz Co. Calif About 1 mile off Highway 1 on Buena Vista Road R.L. Hopkins driving spotted a single Hyla on the wet roadway. I picked it up. It was quite cold. There is a heavy fog. The windshield washers are going most of the time. Valencia Lagoon, Rio del Mar turnoff Feb 1 off Hwy 1 Santa Cruz Co., Calif. We came in the back way to Valencia Lagoon at about 9:45. We spent quite a bit looking around and left at about 8:45. We found maybe 30 Hyla but no Ambystoma. .. Many egg masses were found but they were probably all Hyla. The lagoon is quite large but is probably no more than 2½ feet deepest at its lowest point. Under a 2x3 foot piece of wood on the edge of the lagoon I found about 12 Hyla with.