Herp Activity Likely Tonight The forecast looks perfect for some fall amphibian migration tonight after dark. I hope some of you can get out and report what you find. I predict primarily Blue-spotted Salamanders, Eastern Red-backed Salamanders, Four-toed Salamanders, and…
Recent Herp Activity Morgan Road in Salisbury During last night’s rain, I spent 20 minutes at our Morgan Road Crossing here in Salisbury. A light rain started around 8 PM and intensified for the next few hours. The temperature was…
Folks, each spring the Otter Creek Audubon Society (OSAS) and the Salisbury Conservation Commission host two public educational events on Morgan Road in Salisbury, to introduce people to the wonderful phenomenon of amphibian spring migration. This year our first public…
Lots of Herp Activity Amphibian Migration Last Night Reports of amphibians on the move are pouring in. Most of them are from last night and they come from as far north as Cabot and as far south as Putney. Most…
Herp Activity Amphibian Migration Continues in Fits and Starts Herpers, since our first significant amphibian migration almost one month ago on March 5, winter has returned and left a couple times. I don’t think that the temperatures ever got cold…
Amphibian Migration Interrupted Herpers, after our first major amphibian migration of the year two weeks ago, conditions have not been great to get out and see or help with amphibian migrations. Here in the Lake Champlain Basin we had appropriate…
Amphibian Migration Begins Herpers, Kate Kelly here, filling in for Jim Andrews. With the warm rains on Wednesday of last week, there was some sparse amphibian movement (just a handful of Wood Frogs and a Northern Leopard Frog). But, two…
Possible Upcoming Herp Activity Watching this Wednesday night Herpers, my wife and I have traditionally taken our vacation in late February and returned before the first amphibian migration. It looks like amphibians might be on the move this week while…
