The Last Two Nights

As Buffalo Springfield sang "There's something happening here, What it is ain't exactly clear". On Monday night, following a rainy and fairly mild day there were reports of one spotted salamander and a few wood frogs on the road but no significant movement. Last night I walked the road and didn't find any amphibians from about 6:00 to 7:30 despite a little intermittent drizzle and a temperature hovering around 48 or 49 degrees and a rather rainy day. I also turned over a bunch of logs in the forest and they were still quite dry underneath, so heavier rain might be helpful to trigger movement. So, the "big nights" are clearly still ahead of us and probably will occur on the next warmer rains. So, stay tuned...