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W. Reiner
1953
Journal
21 Mar. Calif: Contra Costa Co.
Visited both Triturus study areas. At Lafayette
1200-1240 hrs. Weather: clear, sunny, warm
in sun. Moderately heavy rains last night.
At Pinchurst 1055-1135 hrs. Heavy rains during
past several days have swollen creeks.
22 Mar. Calif: Marin Co.
With family stopped at three places near
Woodacre, Tocaloma and Olena (localities
listed under T. granulosus) with objective of
collecting gravid & Triturus. At Woodacre
took 1 Rana boyli, 1 Ancoides lugubris.
At Tocaloma, a series of T. granulosus,
at Olena T. granulosus, Hyla eggs,
Thamnophis elegans aquaticus, and
Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis, this last a
DOR. Weather for entire day: warm,
sunny, clear.
23 Mar. Calif. Calaveras and Tuolumne Co.
Dick Zweifel, Ernest Karlstrom and I
drove to Sonora to collect Rana boyli and
Triturus sierra. No Triturus collected, see
that account. Weather for entire day warm,
sunny, clear. Return trip from Sonora to
Berkeley took just 3 hours. Made following
stops in order given: 1'4 mi. S., 2 mi. W Copper-
polis: 1 Mastigophis lateralis DOR, 1 Eumeces,
2 Scalopus. Angels Creek, ½ mi. S., 1'4 mi. W