W. Beamer (1951) Journal 17 Mar. Calif.: Contra Costa Co. On grassy slopes on west side of lake rodent trails and burrows extremely abundant. Thought weather suitable saw no snakes. Is this perhaps why so many rodents. Is grass too dense for snakes. At Pinelurst Triturus area 1350 to 1515 hrs. Warm, sunny, clear. Stream flow moderate, clear. Two o77 recorded, #128 and #9 a recapture. Water temp. 11°C, air temp. 16.5°C at 1500 hrs. Yellow violets now blooming. 18 Mar. Calif.: San Mateo Co. Party of myself and wife, Chas. Hanson, Joe Klotz and Rich. Zweifel drove down San Francisco peninsula on State Hwy 5 (Skyline Blvd.), turning off to La Honda, Peacockero, San Gregorio, La Honda and return by Hwy 5. Objective: to establish positively the presence of Triturus granulosus in the pools adjacent to Hwy 5 just opposite the San Francisco Co. Prison road intersection. Granulosus is present in these pools, (see species account this date). Also about these pools several Thamnophis sirtalis multiviricatus were taken and one Coluber constrictor. Chango Batrachoseps were common. Near La Honda (1 mi. N, 2 mi. E) stopped