RE: [vernalpool] changing shifts

Thanks Sophie,
As a lay person I'd be interested to hear from others why they trap - it's fascinating
I've been rain dancing for a while now,
Freddie
-----Original Message-----
From: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vernalpool@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of SOPHIE ZYLA
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 1:35 PM
To: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [vernalpool] changing shifts

Hi Freddie,

My pool is one with no prior species records and is in a forested park that is slated for some "improvements" such as picnic groves and trails. I am setting minnow traps in order to get a better idea of which species frequent the pool and what their abundance may be. I've also been taking photo's of most of the critters and trying to weigh/measure a portion of them as well. I also have a trail camera set up so that I can get an idea of mammals that may visit as well. This is part of a graduate thesis project that I am working on.

Remember to do a rain dance!

Sophie

--- On Fri, 3/23/12, Frederica Gillespie <fg481@verizon.net> wrote:

From: Frederica Gillespie <fg481@verizon.net>
Subject: RE: [vernalpool] changing shifts
To: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, March 23, 2012, 1:01 PM

Just curious - why do so many on the list serve set traps? Seems to be a
pretty common practice and wondered what information you're collecting and
how you use it.
Freddie

-----Original Message-----
From: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vernalpool@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of SOPHIEZ
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 12:19 PM
To: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vernalpool] changing shifts

Seems the wood frogs, gray tree frogs and spring peepers have changed
shifts with the green frogs in my vernal pool. I was not able to get out
that way yesterday and have not set any traps and just stopped by early this
morning. Only sounds, besides the birds, where a couple of peepers and a
bunch of green frogs. I was up to 15 between those I saw as jumpers,
watchers and heard as callers. One new mass of wood frog eggs but have not
seen any spotted salamander eggs as of yet. I'm also wondering whats up and
hoping for a new flurry of activity with this evenings rain. The pool is
rather low around the rapidly receding edges.

Keep the rain dance going! Enjoy spring observations.

Sophie

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