>From: Wild Sanctuary <>
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>> I haven't been following the dialog on this one, but if you'll be
>> anywhere near the Sierras there's a great place to record the Western
>> spadefoot toad (spea intermontanus) to the north of Mono Lake (just
>> east of Yosemite). You gotta get there late March early April,
>> though...the best times...and probably good this year because of the
>> snowpack.
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>My usual "southern" route out is via Death Valley, then through Tioga
>Pass, so I will most likely be going right by Mono Lake. Though it
>sounds like a bit late. What's the exact location?
Given the snow-pack this year, Tioga'll probably not be clear until
sometime in early or mid-June, Walt. So be prepared for that
possibility. Exact location of the froggies (Spea intermontanus) is
approx N 38 deg 03 min 00 sec, W 119 deg 04 min 00 sec. It's a small
pond north of the north shore of Mono Lake located at the old hot
springs (don't go in 'em because of the arsenic) just east of Black
Point.
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> Also, the Pacific tree frogs are out in abundance already
>> and will be (depending on precip) for another couple of months
>> especially between our valley (Sonoma) and the coast. Dawn choruses
>> are beginning to occur (we're 40 miles [64km] inland from the Pacific
>> east of the coastal range) and have found some lovely spots,
>> recently, that are relatively noise-free particularly early and late
>> in the day. Anyone's invited.
>
>Pacific Tree Frogs are one I'd really like to record. Sounds like they
>may follow the chorus frog timing rather than the treefrog timing. At
>least as we have it here. I'd be coming through somewhere around the
>beginning of May.
They're all over the place now, although I dont know if they'll be
here in this kind of density in May. All depends on how late the
rains last (usually over by the end of March).
If things go as planned, I'll be heading to record a forest in
Ontario in early May for much of the month, Walt. I'll be here til
then and hope to finally meet you if you'll make it this far north.
Bernie
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