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Herp Update: amphibian reports, road search education, salamander ID — April 9, 2022

Posted on April 9, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, event, herping

Recent Activity Herpers, many amphibian reports and photos have come in over the past week. At the moment I have about 40 reports in my inbox and it will be a few days before I catch up with them and…

Herp Update: Education event, migration reports, call-in show — April 1, 2022

Posted on April 1, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in education, event, herping, news

Morgan Road Herpers, it was a big night at Morgan Road in Salisbury last night at our public educational event. This annual event is organized by the Otter Creek Audubon Society and the Salisbury Conservation Commission. Last night we had…

Tagged with: american toad, education, frogs, migration, news, road search, salamanders, snakes

Fall Frog Calls

Posted on October 4, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, herping

Regarding late summer and early fall amphibian calls: Gray Treefrogs will call from trees on warm humid afternoons in late summer and sometimes early fall. Their fall call is the same as their spring call, but once again, it is…

Herp Update: Fundraising, herp activity, migration coming – March 24, 2021

Posted on September 13, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in event, support, updates

Fundraiser Herpers, we have reached our fundraising goal for the year! Thanks for your help. We will shut down the GoFundMe site early next week, but you are always able to make a donation directly by check or through PayPal…

Tagged with: frogs, fundraiser, snakes, spring, turtles

Herp Update: August 24 – calls, spiny softshell, peeper challenge

Posted on August 24, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in updates

Calls & a Challenge Herpers, the birds and amphibians have almost entirely finished calling and mating for the year and the insects have taken over the singing responsibilities until frost arrives. One amphibian call that is just starting is the…

Tagged with: frog call, frogs, spiny softshell, sspring peeper, turtles

Herp Update: Aug 7 – spring salamanders, spiny softshells, and a green frog video

Posted on August 7, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in updates

Spring Salamanders We have recently spent two days in Sharon trying to find Spring Salamanders in that town. Although we updated records for a variety of other species, we were unable to find any Spring Salamanders. Spring Salamanders are one…

Herp Update: Jun 28 – Late Calling Frogs

Posted on June 28, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in updates

Late Calling Frogs Herpers, although Wood Frogs and Northern Leopard Frogs finished calling weeks ago, some relatively common species such as Gray Treefrogs, American Bullfrogs, and Green Frogs are still calling. However, in addition to the more common species, I…

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: 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…