Field notes, v1304
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Greene, H. 1981 2 April SE side of Phoenix Lake, W. of Ross, Marin Co., California D.B. Wake brought me 3 Diadophis punctatus in a plastic bag, 1 of which had regurgitated a Batrachoseps alternatus and its autotomized tail. I pickled the salamander (HWC 1063) and measured the Diadophis (SV + tail): 305+70; 210+45; 143+30. 19 April Mt. St. Helena, Napa Co., California Hiked to near base of one peak, ~6-8 mi round trip, w/ Kristine, Kent, and Carl Tollestrup. Cold and foggy, yet when some sun came out briefly, we saw numerous Sceloporus, including some S. graciosus. These were on rocks and snags, and some escaped into holes under embedded rocks. 23 April Drove to Sacramento in early afternoon, and as I crossed the range around Fairfield I saw a hawk (red-tail?) fly over dangling an unidentified snake. 8 May Left Berkeley last night at ~1900 w/ Kurt Schwerke, Robert Seib, and John Carothers. Arrived in Boston ~3:30 AM and slept on side of road til after 7. Breakfast in Barstow then on to Piogen Crater, San Bernardino Co., California arrived ~8:30 AM and parked near where the road turns N. across the