Archive for August, 2007

Ohiopyle Trip Report

 

Time: 7:45am - 3:00pm
Temps: 74F - 89F
Humidity: 66%
Sky: Clear to Partly Cloudy

Species Found:
1 Red Salamander
20+ RedSpotted Newts
1 Red Salamander
20+ RedSpotted Newts
10 Northern Dusky Salamanders
9 Mountain Dusky Salamanders
2 Redback Salamanders
1 Seal and a Possible 2 others
4 Slimy Salamanders
TMTC Green Frogs
TMTC Unided Frogs

My Lifers:

Red Salamander, Red Phased Redback, 1st Slimy Find.

The Trip: 

Myself and John Smith (axp117crow) from fieldherpforum.com took a
herp trip down to Fayette County, PA in and around Ohiopyle State Park.
(detailed locations will not be included).

We met up around 7:40am and started out with a bang.

John Flipped this Red Salamander under a rock in a muddy little pool of water.
Lifer for both of us.


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Washington Co. - Aug 10-11

20+ Northern Dusky Salamanders
5+ Unided Salamanders
1 Redback “lead phased” Salamander — PA LIFER
10+ Painted Turtles — PA LIFER
5+ Unided Turtles — Possible Painted/Slider/Snapping Turtle.
4 Green Frogs
2 Unided frogs

Took a another little trip down to washington county this weekend to a spot I have been before and to a new one to see what I could come up with.

Salamanders:

RedBack “Lead Phased” **Lifer**

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