A semi-regular description of what’s going on at the drift fences on the Savannah River Site. Most will refer to Rainbow Bay--an isolated wetland completely encircled by a drift fence with pitfall traps. The Rainbow Bay fence has been “run” every day since September of 1978! We'll also talk about all types of fieldwork occurring at the Carolina Bays and other wetlands on site.
"The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: ‘What good is it?’”--Aldo Leopold
“No matter how intently one studies the hundred little dramas of the woods and meadows, one can never learn all the salient facts about any one of them”--Aldo Leopold
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Maybe some salamander love tonight
So far we're still seeing more reptiles than amphibians at the drift fences. Getting several Anolis each day (like the one in the photo) and at the H02 wetlands there were two garter snakes the other day. Unfortunately I wasn't there and didn't get a photo. But a miracle happened today---it rained! Not sure how much we got, were supposed to get about a half an inch. No way the bay will start filling yet, but hopefully the marbled salamanders can at least come out from hiding and play the mating game. Should be some nests being built tonight! If so, on the next few rainy nights the male salamanders may start leaving the bay while the females will stick around and tend to their nests.
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