Field notes, v1383
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EL Karlstrom 1958 June 29 July 1 Porcupine Flot, 8100 ft, Morgan Co., Coly. Mark Hjerselt remained in this area from Tuesday July 29 to Friday July 1 and made systematic searches for more toads. His note to me states that he found no signs of adult toads at Porcupine Flot Wed. 10 AM - 2 PM, 6:30 PM - 9 PM. Weather cloudy and looked like rain. He caught a "water snake" [Thamnophis] and 2 yellow-legged frogs. June 30 "No sign of Yosemite Toad at Tomarch Flot or Tomarch Creek up to the highway. Plenty of good- looking toad area, however. There are two large - meadows - that look particularly favorable on the trail between Tomarch Flot and Hetch-Hetchy (south side of road) one frog 100 yds. S on the trail (S. of road) and another ΒΌ mile S on the same trail. Yellow-legged frogs and one water snake collected. Whole creek looks good for fishing as well as for toads. Saw a clutch of 5 eggs of Scinia juncus on the ground, etc...... (see original sheet) I am confident there are probably no breeding toads in Tomarch Flot area or Mark would have found the toad. My search last summer yielded no evidence for Toads there. I still have to find the species below 7000 feet in the Sierra,