It finally rained yesterday for a few hours, so we were able to go out last night for our first salamander search. Basically, this involves setting a designated time limit (mine are 20 minutes) to search at each point of interest for salamanders. Most are small and cryptic in coloring (except for the bright orange ones), but they are out foraging when the leaf litter is wet, so all you have to do is walk around and look for them. This is definitely an interesting situation- stumbling around in the woods in the dark while it's wet and raining! I guess is was something different for us to do, but it certainly clashes with our birding schedule of getting up early in the morning. Needless to say, we didn't return to the house until 1am, so there was no way I was getting up at 4am to go birding!
Coverboards in action!
Northern red salamander, Pseudotriton ruber
Southern two-lined salamander, Eurycea cirrigera
Red-spotted newt, Notophthalmus viridescens
Eastern box turtle, Terepene carolina, laying her eggs along the side of the road!
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Awesome pictures Aim!! :)
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