Amphibians on the Move

It was still too cold and snowy for amphibians in central Vermont, but the migration has officially begun in the Champlain Valley. Here are a few pictures from yesterday evening's big movement:


We crossed about two dozen Spotted Salamanders.


The Jefferson/Blue-spotted Salamanders were most abundant, with around 90 crossed.


We crossed about 8 of these rare Four-toed Salamanders.


We only crossed around a half dozen Spring Peepers in the evening.

For more info about amphibian migration visit the Amphibian Monitoring Program page.