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--Boundary_(ID_zkVhvi2c+YWmyWmxCtgd3Q) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Begin forwarded message: > From: John Gilhen <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca> > Date: April 21, 2008 10:02:43 AM ADT > To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: re Julie's Pond Salamander Meander April 19/08 > > Hi Jim; > A total of 22 registered adults and children participated in the > Salamander Meander last night [Sunday, April 20]. There was a chill > in the air. In fact the temperature had dropped to only 3 C by the > time I got home, Whites Lake at 11:00 PM. > Only 17 Yellow-spotted Salamanders showed up tonight and they were > not as active as Friday and Saturday nights. Only a few Spring > Peepers were vocal sporadically and they were shy. They remained > hiding under forest debris. On Friday night they were very bold and > boisterous in plain view on young trees, in their "pre pond arrival > behaviour" (from Francis Cook). Only two Wood Frogs were vocal > sporadically tonight. I must go to the pond after the next rain. > Sometimes there is a second migration of Yellow-spotted Salamanders > that have hibernated farther away from the pond, and I would really > like to know how this population is doing considering the presence > of Goldfish. I find it interesting also that some females will bury > their eggs under the bottom leaf litter. In a population this size > do a small number of females do this by nature or is it in response > to predators like Goldfish? > Cheers > John > >>>> "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> 4/21/2008 2:19 AM >>> > Thanks for this, John, and please do let me know how April 20 went > too. Jim > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: John Gilhen <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca> >> Date: April 20, 2008 5:58:39 PM ADT >> To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> >> >> >> Hi Jim; >> >> We held our 28th annual Salamander Meander last night at Julies >> Pond, Hemlock Ravine, Princes Lodge. There were 22 of 30 registered >> adult and children participants and they enjoyed watching 30 Yellow- >> spotted Salamanders on the pond bottom. There were groups of 2, 3 >> and 4 salamanders with the males bumping into and nudging the >> females, and both rising to the surface for a gulp of air. It was a >> wonderful sight to see. The air was filled with the peeping call >> of a number of very boisterous Spring Peepers. A few Wood Frogs >> were vocal but they were shy and stop calling whenever we got >> close. I have 30 more people registered for tonight. >> Cheers >> John >> >>>>> --Boundary_(ID_zkVhvi2c+YWmyWmxCtgd3Q) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin = forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">John Gilhen <<a = href=3D"mailto:GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca">GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca</a>></font></div>= <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">April 21, 2008 10:02:43 AM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"James W. = Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: re Julie's Pond Salamander = Meander April 19/08</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi Jim;</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">A total of 22 registered adults and children = participated in the Salamander Meander last night [Sunday, April 20]. = There was a chill in the air. In fact the temperature had dropped to = only 3 C by the time I got home, Whites Lake at 11:00 PM. = </div></blockquote><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Only 17 = Yellow-spotted Salamanders showed up tonight and they were not as active = as Friday and Saturday nights. Only a few Spring Peepers were vocal = sporadically and they were shy. They remained hiding under forest = debris. On Friday night they were very bold and boisterous in plain view = on young trees, in their "pre pond arrival behaviour" (from Francis = Cook). Only two Wood Frogs were vocal sporadically tonight. I must go to = the pond after the next rain. </div></blockquote><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sometimes there is a second = migration of Yellow-spotted Salamanders that have hibernated farther = away from the pond, and I would really like to know how this population = is doing considering the presence of Goldfish. I find it interesting = also that some females will bury their eggs under the bottom<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>leaf litter. In a population = this size do a small number of females do this by nature or is it in = response to predators like Goldfish?</div></blockquote><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">John</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">"James W. = Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>> = 4/21/2008 2:19 AM = >>></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br>= <blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"> = </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Thanks for = this, John, and please do let me know how April 20 went <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">too.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>Jim</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Begin = forwarded message:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From: John = Gilhen <<a = href=3D"mailto:GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca">GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca</a>></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Date: April 20, 2008 5:58:39 PM ADT</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: "James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></div= ><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi = Jim;</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">We held our 28th annual Salamander Meander last = night at Julies <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div= style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Pond, Hemlock Ravine, Princes Lodge. There were 22 = of 30 registered <span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><di= v style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">adult and children participants and they enjoyed = watching 30 Yellow-<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">spotted = Salamanders on the pond bottom. There were groups of 2, 3 <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">and 4 = salamanders with the males bumping into and nudging the <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">females, = and both rising to the surface for a gulp of air. It was a <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">wonderful sight to see. The air was filled<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>with<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>the peeping call <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">of a = number of very boisterous Spring Peepers. A few Wood Frogs <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">were = vocal but they were shy and stop calling whenever we got <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">close. I = have 30 more people registered for tonight.</div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Cheers</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">John</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote = type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div><br= ></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_zkVhvi2c+YWmyWmxCtgd3Q)--
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