Tuesday night, beginning at about 8 pm, on Peaks Island off the coast of
Maine, I observed a couple of dozen yellow spotted salamanders
congressing in one of my favorite vernal pools. The rain had stopped,
and it was about 37-38 degrees out- they seemed to be moving somewhat
slowly compared with other times I've observed. I heard one wood frog
call just a couple of times. A friend told me that the "frogs were
going crazy in the swamp" near his house a couple of miles from where I
was. I'll go there tonight.
It's fun but a little torturous to watch this listserv light up each
spring- beginning w/ our southern friends in February! This year's
action is a little early for us in Maine but we'll happily take it!
Lynne Richard
Environmental Education Coordinator
Project WET State Coordinator
Portland Water District
1 White Rock Road
Standish, ME 04084
1-207-774-5961 ext. 3324
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Lynne Richard
Environmental Education Coordinator
Portland Water District
225 Douglass Street, PO Box 3553
Portland, ME 04104
Phone: 207-774-5961 Ext. 3324
Fax: 207-892-0041
E-mail: lrichard@pwd.org
www.pwd.org
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