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I was home for an early lunch today, in time to hear part of Bob Bancroft's phone-in about wildlife on CBC's Maritime Noon show. (How much I regret the federal government's cuts to CBC Radio that have shortened this excellent local programme!) A woman reported seeing a (well-described) Yellow-spotted Salamander crawling on top of the snow a day or so ago, near Barss Corner. Surprisingly, Bob B. had received a similar report from someone else a few days ago, although he didn't give the locale. Bob B. observed that we haven't had much prolonged cold weather this winter, so that the frost has not penetrated the ground very far. In some areas there is no snow cover. What would tempt a Yellow-spotted Salamander out this early, though? I think of them as usually starting to move when we have warm, soil-softening rains. A later caller commented on the apparent decline of Fireflies. That led to some comments about how this is likely to be a very buggy year, since many species of insects which are killed by prolonged cold will escape during this relatively mild winter. Cheers, Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax
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