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Herp Update: Ribbonsnake rediscovery, activity, events — May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024 Recent Herp Activity Over the last few nights American Toads have been on the move in much of Vermont. Last night Kate and Molly Kelly joined me on a nighttime road search in Benson and West Haven and I was…Herp Update: Activity, Get Data, Radio — April 22, 2024
April 22, 2024 Recent Herp Activity In much of Vermont, the warm and wet weather during the week of April 8-12 generated the bulk of our early-spring-amphibian migration. However, the warm, and dry weather over the past week has generated reports of Common…Herp Update: Morgan Road education and amphibian migration — April 13, 2024
April 13, 2024 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…Herp Update: Amphibian Migration Last Night and Expected Tomorrow – April 11, 2024
April 11, 2024 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 Update: Amphibian Migration, Vernal Pools – April 3, 2024
April 3, 2024 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…Herp Update: Amphibian Migration May Occur Tonight, Upcoming Events – March 27, 2024
March 28, 2024 Herp Activity Amphibian Migration May Occur Tonight Herpers, this is a quick note to say that there may well be amphibians moving tonight in the warmer, lower-elevation crossing areas such as those in the Lake Champlain Basin. Here in Salisbury…Herp Update: Amphibian Migration Interrupted, Fundraising Goal Reached, Upcoming Events
March 20, 2024 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…Herp Update: Amphibian Migration Begins, Annual Fundraiser – March 7, 2024
March 7, 2024 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…Herp Update: Possible Upcoming Herp Activity, Annual Fundraiser – February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024 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…Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity, Fundraiser, Presentations – February 11, 2024
February 11, 2024 Recent Herp Activity A few amphibians on the move Last night with Snow Drops blooming in our front yard (see Kris Andrews photo below) temperatures at 41 F, and roads wet and muddy here in Salisbury, I headed out to…
