MARA, Amphibians and Reptiles (click photo)
Is this love in the slinky world of the Northwest Branch?
Chummy. Northern Water Snakes? Photo by Peter Lubeck, 5/20/19.
An Eastern Ratsnake
An eastern ratsnake like this one, seen on the NWB just below the confluence with Sligo Creek, August 2018.
Signs of spring: frogs calling!
Although you can't see them, you can certainly hear them! And on 3/15/19, there was a solid showing of wood frogs: 3 egg masses. Sounds like more to come. This is from a pond near where Bel Pre Creek flows into the Northwest Branch. Sound file courtesy of our master stream monitor, Glenn Welch.
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DownloadFrog egg masses. Photo Glenn Welch
And down near the dam...
Found near the dam at Burnt Mills while we were hunting for birds. Photos by Ken Jones, 5/12/18. Note long digging claws. Birds were scarce, but this was a great find!
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