American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
Earlier this afternoon RTPI conservation staff joined Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy staff for a walk on a prospective site on Goose Creek. We recorded 64 bird species, dozens of wildflowers and vernal pools with Wood Frog, Spotted Salamander and American Toad (like this one!) egg masses. Very cool finds on a hot spring day.
Read MoreSpotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) by Sean Graesser
Sean called this Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) he shot charismatic and I wholeheartedly agree! What a face.
Read MoreMigrations of another kind
With all the snow and cold temperatures we are still experiencing it may be hard to imagine that warmer weather is just around the corner. However, now that March is underway, it will only be a few short weeks until spring officially arrives and the movement of some very special species will begin. While many bird species will start their long journey back to the northeast from places such as Costa Rica where our affiliates have been banding migrants, a variety of non-feathered species will begin traveling through our forests to find their annual breeding pools. The quiet peace of winter...
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