For some reason I woke up early and heard the rain still dripping on the deck so got up and went to the site at 05:15 a.m. (04:15 EST). I stayed until just after 06:00. In all of these years, I have never tried to catch the end of the night's migration. When I arrived, I found four hit spotted salamanders and two wood frogs. So between 10:30 last night and 05:15 this morning there is still enough traffic on this dead end point to cause mortality on a Sunday night!.
I also saw one small spotted, presumably a male, heading away from the pool.
Just for curiosity I tried to estimate how much walking I do while monitoring this site. The crossing area in approximately 0.1 miles long. I walk continually back and forth the whole time, doing a minimum of twelve round trips, for 2.4 miles per hour. No wonder this old guy is pooped after two and a half hours of doing this! LOL
Did anyone else see anything last night?
Mike
Mike Maurer
Marion, MA
"The time to save a species is while it is still common" Rosalie Edge, Founder of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
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