ELKadatum 1955 Bulfo toads march 23 1.3 mi. N, 0.2 mi. W Cusit Carter Richard, Contra Costa Co., Calif - tods also picked up indicating another egg group laid more recently. Hyla outnumber Bulfo toad 10:1 this area. Ostracods, crane-fly larvae very abundant (sample preserved). Bulfo toads observed rasping on dead crane-fly larvae in jar. Fewer adult toads out tonight. Census of toads seen or caught: pond A: 3 ♂ → 1 ♀ " B 12 ♂ → 0 ♀ " C 5 ♂ → 1 ♀ (in anglexes) 20 ♂ → 2 ♀ One pair seen in anglexes but I was unable to get them. No toads found out of water, although grassy area dense and evening mild. Adults difficult to catch, would submerge into murky algae-covered vegetation when disturbed by my head-lamp or rippled water surface. Recovery of two marked ♂'s (see data sheets) One ♂ had shifted across pool, under thistle to pond C from A, possibly few hundred yards. An adult ♀ was collected from middle of pond A for breeding purposes. Inflatad lungs, floating open water. A hole 10 yards away.