Dusk until dawn with my head buried in a paint can or hunched over a clipboard scribbling down data, I love it.
A single trap I checked on today contained a mix of 17 Spotted and Jefferson Salamanders and 15 Wood Frogs, it's nuts. In the photo above you can also see an Eastern Newt. In mentioning to a co-worker that we keep an 'incidentals' species list and maybe say you saw a Red Fox, you would note that. 10 minutes later, a Red Fox trots through the forest 50m from us. It's so refreshing to know that habitats like this (and the creatures that inhabit them) are thriving!
Nice post. Don't often get to see so many salamanders at once like that. I'll have to be on the lookout for them again this year.
ReplyDeleteYeah really, I would think this week is the peak for adult movement to ponds but always interesting to see what you can find peeking under logs any time of year.
DeletePatrick - great posting here.A fantastic species! I still have not seen one of these beauties. I should try to find a location in Windsor that might host these guys. -DM
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