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Herp Update: Annual Fundraiser Continues, New Maps Online, Herp Activity – January 2, 2025

Posted on by Kate Kelly Posted in amphibians, education, reptiles, road search, support
Records in Vermont of Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Spring Salamander)

Our Annual Fundraiser Continues Herpers, we have raised over $16,000 of our annual $20,000 goal in our annual fundraiser. So far, 85 people have donated amounts ranging from $10 to $2,500. If you donated already, thanks. If not, please consider…

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Herp Update: Annual Fundraiser, Recent Work, Herp Activity – December 12, 2024

Posted on by Kate Kelly Posted in amphibians, conservation, support

Our Annual Fundraiser has Begun, Please Donate! Herpers, we have started receiving some end-of-the-tax-year donations.  That and the fact that our HerpAtlas checking account now has only $15.82 in it, convinces me it is time to start our 2025 fundraiser.…

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Herp Update: Herp Activity, Saturated-soil Searches, Gray Treefrogs – November 21, 2024

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, migration, salamander, updates
A gray and green frog holds onto a brown branch with green leaves around.

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…

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Herp Update: Amphibian Crossing, Updated Reports, Snake Migration, Herp Hat – October 30, 2024

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, migration, road search, salamander, snakes, updates

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…

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Herp Update: Fall Amphibian Migration, Snakes on the Move, Urban Herping, Fiscal Sponsor – October 16, 2024

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, reptiles, road search, updates

Recent Herp Activity Fall Amphibian Migration Although spring amphibian migrations get the most attention, fall uphill migrations on warm rainy nights can also be quite substantial. Some amphibians that move to wetlands in the spring, move back uphill to feed…

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Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity – August 27, 2024

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, salamander, snakes, updates
a small green frog perches on a yellow flower with a black center

Recent Herp Activity Isolated Reports This week Ethan Bodin sent us the first ever report and photo of a Blue-spotted Salamander (or related hybrid) from Chittenden.  Blue-spotteds are fairly common in the Lake Champlain Basin 1000 ft. lower and two…

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Herp Update: Current Herptile Activity, Pittsfield, Priority Towns, Fiscal Sponsor, Upcoming Events – July 25, 2024

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, event, frogs, salamander, updates

Current Herptile Activity Only three amphibians are still calling from their breeding ponds. They are American Bullfrogs, Green Frogs, and Mink Frogs. Gray Treefrogs may call occasionally, but they are calling from trees, bushes, porches, decks, and house plants; not…

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Herp Update: Metamorphs, First Racer since 2014, Spiny Softshells in Winooski River Delta, Turtles Nesting – June 18, 2024

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, event, frogs, reptiles, snakes, turtles, updates

Recent Herp Activity On a June 11 field trip to Sunderland; Kiley Briggs, Kate Kelly, and I found our first young-of-the-year Wood Frogs. Chris Slesar reported young-of-the-year American Toads in West Haven on June 9. These youngsters were fresh eggs…

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Herp Update: Amphibian Migration Last Night and Expected Tomorrow – April 11, 2024

Posted on by Kate Kelly Posted in amphibians, migration, reptiles, road search

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…

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Herp Update: Amphibian Migration, Vernal Pools – April 3, 2024

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, migration, reptiles, updates

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…

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