I came up with 58 spotted salamanders in one of my pools along with just a couple dozen wood frogs either seen or heard. Seems the CT wood frogs also came and went within just a few days rather than the week plus of the past couple years. Spring peepers are still deafening but no gray tree frogs. One adult green frog was in the pool along with many tadpoles. Yesterday I found a pair of adult newts mating in the pond. Marbled salamanders are still present as numerous larvae but I'm waiting to see how many survive to adulthood.
Temps are in the low 70's with just a very light mist so far today. I'm hoping there will be some actual rain by the weekend.(Rain dance time!) The edges of the irregularly shaped pool are receding leaving island habitats among the logs and hummocks which will soon be easily accessible through the muck. Raccoon and deer have been visiting and there are many bird droppings amoung the fallen leaves. There are great horned owls, barred owls, red-shouldered hawks, red-tailed hawks, and mallards among others in the nearby areas.
Happy Spring!
Sophie Zyla
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