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Herp Update: Cellarmanders, new reports, fundraising – February 18, 2022

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in herping, salamander, updates

Recent Reports Herpers, we were surprised to receive a report of a male Blue-spotted Salamander (see photo below) that was crossing a road in Ferrisburgh on February 12. This is the first February report we have had of this species.…

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Herp Update: recent herp activity, fundraising, and our new course – December 3, 2021

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in education, herping, road search, salamander, support, updates

Recent Amphibian Activity (last night) Herpers, aside from the occasional reports of snakes and salamanders spending the winter in people’s cellars, current herptile reports have stopped coming in. That said, I did head out to the Morgan Road amphibian crossing…

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Stream Salamander in Norwich, and Video

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in salamander, updates

Much of the field work we have done this summer has been focused on filling in distribution gaps for Vermont’s three stream or “saturated soil” salamanders.  Part of the reason for this is that these species are only rarely reported…

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

Posted on 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…

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

Posted on 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…

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Herp Update, January 18, 2021

Posted on 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…

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Still some herps and hats

Posted on 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…

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Herp Update

Posted on 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…

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Herp Update : crossing zone results, Mudpuppies

Posted on 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…

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Amphibians still moving in the valley

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, herping, salamander, updates

Herpers, one of the big advantages of the recent time change is that you can get out and do a nighttime road search before dinner :). I have not heard from anyone else who got out last night, but I…

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