Banks 14159 Taricha granrosa ! June 18. 6mi S, 5mi W Tillamook, 400 ft., Tillamook Co., Ore. In a pool of standing water - not on a stream about 15 x 12 x 1 ft., got several of these newts. A few escaped. The bottom was exceedingly muddy, very soft, so that when I tried to wade, I sank in over my ankles. I found that by using a stick I could make them move to the edge of the pool, where I could grab them. Sometimes I could even catch them aniships and drag them to me, or even flip them out of the water. I saw no eggs, but one pair was in amplexus when caught. There is no vegetation in the pond - it is surrounded by mud - but there a few dead roots sticking into the pool. The water is cool, but not really cold. There are a few "water spiders" or "striders" on the pool. Deer tracks are all around. ReB 561-570. June 19 4 1/2 mi S, 4mi W Tillamook, sea level, Tillamook Co., Ore. Caught 4 newts in the water of the roadside ditches. ReB 588-591.