[vernalpool] Re: #s Down in Lexington Too

Migration seems to be over here in the Northern Berkshires - strange weather indeed.
I definitely saw fewer frogs & salamanders than usual on the night I was out, although I missed other nights of potentially good migration weather.
~DJ Forbes

--- In vernalpool@yahoogroups.com, "Christin McDonough" <cmcdonough@...> wrote:
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> I just conducted a vernal pool survey today in Charlton and saw fresh
> spermatophores and brand new eggmasses, likely 1-2 days old. Looks like
> there is still some Ambystoma breeding going on, at least in that part
> of the state!
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> From: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vernalpool@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Karro Frost
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 12:25 PM
> To: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [vernalpool] #s Down in Lexington Too
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> I think it has just been a weird cold spring. No large big night, but a
> dribble of salamanders still crossing my road north of Quabbin earlier
> this week when it rained. I'll bet there will be more in the next rain.
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> Karro Frost
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> From: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vernalpool%40yahoogroups.com>
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> Behalf Of matt burne
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 12:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [vernalpool] #s Down in Lexington Too
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> Nothing more than anecdotal, but yeah, weird spring. I have heard wood
> frogs at one pool, on one day, this spring, though I have seen some wf
> egg
> masses. Salamanders obviously moved in the Fells (Stoneham MA) because
> I've
> seen some egg masses, but relatively few, and at a number of pools I
> could
> find nothing despite being obviously good pools. ??
>
> Matt
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> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Fran Ludwig <fludwig12@...
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> > Hi, I agree, far fewer egg masses both for salamanders and wood frogs
> at
> > the 3
> > pools in Lexington that I have visited for over 20 years. Any other
> reports
> > on
> > this?
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> > Fran
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