I was finding fresh spermatophores and very fresh Spotted Salamander egg masses last Tuesday in the Chesterfield/Cummington/Goshen area -- even a few fresh Wood Frog egg masses, too. That wave of breeding was presumably triggered by a small amount of rain the previous Saturday. I also saw some adult individuals of both species in the pools. So, at least in western MA, I would expect some continued breeding.
Jake
--- In vernalpool@yahoogroups.com, Stafford Madison <Madison.Stafford@...> wrote:
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> Oh no, Mike, don't give up!
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> Matt, I guessed we might still see a fair number of animals leaving the
> pools, at least, for those that have water this year. Is it your
> thinking that most of the spotteds have made their way back to the woods
> already, despite little rain?
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> Stafford
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> From: Treeswallow5@...
> To: vernalpool@yahoogroups.com
> Date: 04/22/2012 01:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [vernalpool] still hope??
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> yikes...you burst my bubble...maybe i'll just stay home and warm and dry
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> 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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: matt burne <mattburne@...>
> To: vernalpool <vernalpool@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sun, Apr 22, 2012 10:50 am
> Subject: Re: [vernalpool] still hope??
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> I'll definitely go out and look, but with low expectations. Down your
> neck
> f the woods I'd have even lower expectations, but one never knows! Might
> ring out the leopard frogs anyway...
> Matt
> On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 7:23 AM, <Treeswallow5@...> wrote:
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> I was just wondering if anyone out there still thinks there is hope for
> a
> salamander migration
> this spring. I realize that it is getting late in the season, but the
> forecast for the next three
> days looks like it might follow through with quite a bit of rain and
> warm
> temps. Is anyone else
> planning on checking things out tomorrow night? Or is it just plain too
> late to bother?
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> Mike
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> Mike Maurer
> Marion, MA
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