I was surprised to see him out this time of year. The weather here in CA has been weird this year - a lot of warm weather during January and February. I'm also seeing a lot of baby garter snakes all over the place. Normally I didn't see baby reps/amph starting from about the end of March or April.

My new place is on the outskirts of town so that may be it. I was told by a neighbor that there's a nearby creek or canal that spews out tons of baby Western Toads every spring.