Folks, each spring the Otter Creek Audubon Society (OSAS) and the Salisbury Conservation Commission host two public educational events on Morgan Road in Salisbury, to introduce people to the wonderful phenomenon of amphibian spring migration. This year our first public… Read more › The post Herp Update: Morgan Road education and amphibian migration — April 13, 2024 first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more

Lots of Herp Activity Amphibian Migration Last Night Reports of amphibians on the move are pouring in.  Most of them are from last night and they come from as far north as Cabot and as far south as Putney.  Most… Read more › The post Herp Update: Amphibian Migration Last Night and Expected Tomorrow – April 11, 2024 first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more

Herp Activity Amphibian Migration Continues in Fits and Starts Herpers, since our first significant amphibian migration almost one month ago on March 5, winter has returned and left a couple times.  I don’t think that the temperatures ever got cold… Read more › The post Herp Update: Amphibian Migration, Vernal Pools – April 3, 2024 first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more

Herp Activity Amphibian Migration May Occur Tonight Herpers, this is a quick note to say that there may well be amphibians moving tonight in the  warmer, lower-elevation crossing areas such as those in the Lake Champlain Basin.  Here in Salisbury… Read more › The post Herp Update: Amphibian Migration May Occur Tonight, Upcoming Events – March 27, 2024 first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more

Amphibian Migration Begins Herpers, Kate Kelly here, filling in for Jim Andrews.  With the warm rains on Wednesday of last week, there was some sparse amphibian movement (just a handful of Wood Frogs and a Northern Leopard Frog).  But, two… Read more › The post Herp Update: Amphibian Migration Begins, Annual Fundraiser – March 7, 2024 first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more

Possible Upcoming Herp Activity Watching this Wednesday night Herpers, my wife and I have traditionally taken our vacation in late February and returned before the first amphibian migration.  It looks like amphibians might be on the move this week while… Read more › The post Herp Update: Possible Upcoming Herp Activity, Annual Fundraiser – February 26, 2024 first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more

Recent Herp Activity A few amphibians on the move Last night with Snow Drops blooming in our front yard (see Kris Andrews photo below) temperatures at 41 F, and roads wet and muddy here in Salisbury, I headed out to… Read more › The post Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity, Fundraiser, Presentations – February 11, 2024 first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more

Annual Fundraiser As I hope you know, we are in middle of our annual fundraiser.  We have now raised $8,358 of our goal of $20,000 for this year.  Our thanks to the 81 people who have contributed so far.  If… Read more › The post Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity?, Human Activity – January 22, 2024 first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more

2024 Fundraiser Five years ago we organized our first fundraiser. It was motivated by a decline in our regular grant funding, a pressing need to get all our data digitized for future use, and to assign accurate latitude and longitude… Read more › The post 2024 Fundraiser first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more

There is still some limited and unprecedented herptile activity taking place. Keep your eyes open during this unusually warm and wet weather. Recent Herp Activity Amphibians (and some reptiles) still on the move While working on our Middlebury Christmas Bird… Read more › The post Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity – December 29, 2023 first appeared on Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas ..read more