Essentially Random Spring 2024 Amphibian Survey Across Onondaga County

Date: 3/9-3/10/2024

Day high temp: 48

Day weather: rain

Day notes: heavy rain for a large part of the day, decreasing temperature all day

Start time: 9:03 pm

Start temp: 39 (technically)

Start weather: heavy rain/wind

End time: 5:13 am

End temp: 34

End weather: light snow/wind

Trip notes: lots of deer and mice activity, all amphibians seemed cold and moved slow, very late hours, 2 new/undocumented road crossings identified

Species/number:

Spotted Salamander 18 (13 dead, 14 hit by cars)

American toad ~5

Red Spotted Newt 8 (all dead)

Wood frog 5 (4 dead)

Spring Peeper 5 (all dead)

Unisexual complex ~5

Deer ~ 20

Deer mice 2

Virginia Opossum 2

Publicado el 11 de marzo de 2024 por a1dan_see