Hooper, 1938 Jan. 6 we spotted (with lights) many swim- ming slowly about in pools; some were laying eggs - hind feet were clasped together near the genital orifice on ventral side of body, seeming to serve to catch the eggs and hold them together and to some bit of grass or debris until the mucous substance around the egg swelled + held them together. Pool saw pairs in amplexus Tues. Afternoon; I saw others wed. morning; however none was seen in this condition at night. I set out 100 mouse traps about 10 faces apart in Adenostoma, Ceanothus, and Q. dumosa, and beneath fallen trees; traps baited with oatmeal. Also 2 rat traps - one under log; one in rock lodge. Wood rat sign abundant. Saw deer tracks "almost everywhere" and coyote (?) tracks along the creek Found in traps Wed. A.M.: 5 Peromyscus californicus and 33 P. truei . I discarded 23 Junes mice. One rat trap and about 10 mouse traps were spring but empty.