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Herp Update: migration, records, oddities – April 25, 2021

Posted on April 25, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, herping, salamander, snakes, updates

Amphibian Migration I see a bunch of showers in the forecast for later this week, but the actual amount of rain forecast is minimal and the chance of showers in any one place is pretty low. If the ground and…

Tagged with: frogs, gartersnake, herping, snakes, spring, wood frog

Herp Update: Frogs Calling, Egg Masses, Skink – April 9, 2021

Posted on April 9, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, herping, lizards, salamander, updates

Herpers, here in the Lake Champlain Basin I have been hearing lots of Northern Leopard Frogs calling from the floodplains of Otter Creek. We have received reports of calling Wood Frogs now from way up in Montgomery and Jay, and…

Tagged with: egg mass, salamanders, skink, spotted

Herp Update: indoors, in the snow, and funding request – February 25, 2021

Posted on February 25, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, support, updates

Herpers, as you would expect herp reports at this time of year have been few and far between, but we did receive a photo of the Gray Tree Frog in Bridport that came in with a house plant. The frog…

Herp Update: salamander in snow, overwintering treefrog, NBNC Amphibian Road Crossing Program

Posted on February 5, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, herping, salamander, updates

Herpers, we have had a couple more reports of Spotted Salamanders moving over the snow. As I mentioned before, this is usually the result of some sort of disturbance by a fox, coyote, turkey, deer, human, etc. In a photo…

Herp Update, January 18, 2021

Posted on January 18, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, turtles, updates

Herpers, surprisingly I have received reports of two Wood Turtles, one Spotted Salamander and one Gray Treefrog in the last two weeks. The Spotted Salamander was reported by Kristine G in Burlington. She sent a video that showed the poor…

Tagged with: salamander, treefrog, turtles, winter

Herp Update: first report of 2021

Posted on January 5, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, herping, reptiles, road search, snakes, turtles, updates

Herpers, our first herp report of the year came in on January 1st from Kiley Briggs and Melanie L who checked in on an overwintering site for Wood Turtles. He sent a video that showed two or three turtles underneath…

Still some herps and hats

Posted on December 14, 2020 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, snakes, updates

Herpers, over the last few days we have received reports of an adult Spotted Salamander moving over the snow in Lyndon (Jim Connor) and an American Toad crossing a road in Cambridge (Zach Cota-Weaver). Often winter movement is the result…

Tagged with: hat, salamander, snake, toad

Herp Update

Posted on December 1, 2020 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, snakes, updates

Herpers, with temperatures in the 50’s last night and after an afternoon of rain, once again conditions looked perfect for amphibian migration last night. Thankfully, most of the amphibians appear to have found their overwintering locations by now. I went…

Tagged with: frog, salamander, snake, winter

Herp Update : crossing zone results, Mudpuppies

Posted on November 16, 2020 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, conservation, herping, road search, updates

Herpers, once again conditions were perfect for amphibian movement last night and I have two sets of herp reports to share. The women of the Kelly family (K, M, and A) checked the North Street crossing area in New Haven…

Herp Update & Upcoming Gus Speth Presentation

Posted on November 9, 2020 by

Jim Andrews Posted in education, event, frogs, snakes, turtles, updates

Herpers, last weekend with the temperatures soaring to 70 F, a variety of reptiles and amphibians were active that are not usually active at this time of year. Late Fall Herp Activity I received reports of Northern Map Turtles and…