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--Boundary_(ID_uTQnxszWlgX8ucuTGfHg6A) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT See Virginia Redden's question at bottom. Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: John Gilhen <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca> > Date: October 21, 2010 9:49:11 AM ADT > To: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Re: question for John G. -- was saw-whet owl - other > birds - leaves- frogs > > Hi Jim; > Temperature and moisture seem to play an important role in > determining when each species of frog hibernates and emerges from > hibernation. > In the past most of our frogs (eight species) were in hibernation > by the end of October. The American Toad seems to be the last of > our frogs to hibernate. In the past I have seen them on those rainy > Halloween nights. In recent years it has been difficult to > determine when they hibernate. The weather was all over the place > in terms of temperature and humidity. > Dr. Russell and I have seen frogs and salamanders on rainy nights > in October and November. In 2007 the last date we have for frog > activity was 20 October except the American Toad on 28 October. As > for Salamanders we observed a Yellow-spotted Salamander on 27 > November (12 December in 2008) and have a Red-eft, Blue-spotted > Salamander, and Red-backed Salamander on 1 November. The last date > for a Four-toed Salamander was 21 October. We have vocal Spring > Peeper reports for Jan, Feb, and March in recent years. > Hope this is helpful. > John > >>>> "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> 10/20/2010 5:55 PM >>> > John, care to answer query about when frogs hibernate? Cheers from > Jim > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "V. Redden" <Reddenville@nncweb.ca> >> Date: October 20, 2010 4:57:52 PM ADT >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Subject: [NatureNS] saw-whet owl - other birds - leaves- frogs >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> ..... >> The leaves are at the absolute best right now. I thought we would >> have a dull year but the colours are flaming around here. >> And when do Frogs hibernate? Today was 16 degrees - I was out >> working in a short sleeved t shirt. >> Virginia Redden >> Port Howe Cumb co >> -- >> They hang the man and flog the woman >> That steal the goose from off the common, >> But let the greater villain loose >> That steals the common from the goose. > > --Boundary_(ID_uTQnxszWlgX8ucuTGfHg6A) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> See Virginia Redden's question at bottom. Jim in = Wolfville<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">October 21, 2010 9:49:11 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: question for John G. -- was = saw-whet owl<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>- other = birds -<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> = </span>leaves- frogs</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; ">Temperature and moisture seem to play an important = role in determining when each species of frog hibernates and emerges = from hibernation.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>In the past most of our = frogs (eight species) were in hibernation by the end of October. The = American Toad seems to be the last of our frogs to hibernate. In the = past I have seen them on those rainy Halloween nights. In recent years = it has been difficult to determine when they hibernate. The weather was = all over the place in terms of temperature and humidity.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Dr. Russell and I have seen frogs and salamanders on = rainy nights in October and November. In 2007 the last date we have for = frog activity was 20 October except the American Toad on 28 October. As = for Salamanders we observed a Yellow-spotted Salamander on 27 November = (12 December in 2008) and have a Red-eft, Blue-spotted Salamander, and = Red-backed Salamander on 1 November. The last date for a Four-toed = Salamander was 21 October. We have vocal Spring Peeper reports for Jan, = Feb, and March in recent years.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hope this is = helpful.</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>> = 10/20/2010 5:55 PM >>></div> = </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">John, care to = answer query about when frogs hibernate?<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Cheers from 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: "V. = Redden" <<a = href=3D"mailto:Reddenville@nncweb.ca">Reddenville@nncweb.ca</a>></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Date: October 20, 2010 4:57:52 PM ADT</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: [NatureNS] saw-whet owl<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>- other birds - leaves- = frogs</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Reply-To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></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; = ">.....</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The leaves are at the absolute = best right now. I thought we would <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">have a dull year but the colours are flaming around = here.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">And when do Frogs hibernate? = Today was 16 degrees - I was out <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">working in a short sleeved t shirt.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Virginia Redden</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Port Howe = Cumb co</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>--</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">They hang the man and flog the woman</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">That steal the goose from off the common,</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">But let the greater villain loose</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">That steals the common from the goose.</div> = </blockquote><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> = </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_uTQnxszWlgX8ucuTGfHg6A)--
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