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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_010D_01CF5712.B4F55AC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Chris: Do you know whether the salamander can exit your basement on its own accord? If it was brought in on firewood or something, it should be helped on its way since it is time for them to think of emerging from underground sites and proceed with mating. (Yipee!) I checked again on the temperature that yellow spotted salamanders require for spring migration to ponds: 7.2 C with rain and darkness (and other variables-see below). Apparently that's the magic night! (Not sure if we've had this combination weather night just yet.) The following quote: "The annual salamander migration is one of nature's most exciting events. It usually happens in one night (known as Big Night) in later winter, early spring on the first rainy night over 45 degrees Fahrenheit, after the ground has thawed. The specific trigger for this coordinated migration is determined by a combination of factors including ground and air temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and darkness." (Massachusetts Audubon) Hope that helps. It was a good review for me, and a reminder to get out and check the ponds. Heard my first wood frogs (finally) last night. Donna -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan Sent: April-12-14 3:50 PM To: NatureNS Subject: [NatureNS] Yellow spotted salamander Hi All, Each time I've gone down to our basement this winter, I've been peering at the dark cement floor trying to avoid stepping on the yellow spotted salamander that I knew was somewhere down there. Today it emerged from wherever it's been living, and I put it into a damp box for the time being. We have a small pond (where the peepers have begun peeping). Does anyone know - should I "release" the salamander outdoors near the pond this evening, or just let it continue living in the basement? Chris ------=_NextPart_000_010D_01CF5712.B4F55AC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 08.00.0681.000"> <TITLE>RE: [NatureNS] Yellow spotted salamander</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> <P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN></P> <P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT = FACE=3D"Tahoma">Hi Chris: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"> </SPAN></P> <P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT = FACE=3D"Tahoma">Do you know whether the salamander can exit your = basement on its own accord? </FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"> <FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">If it = was brought in on firewood or something,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"> <FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">it = should be helped on its way since it is time for them to think = of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"> <FONT = FACE=3D"Tahoma">emerging from underground sites and proceed = with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"> = <FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">mating. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"> <FONT = FACE=3D"Tahoma">(Yipee!)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN></P> <P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN></P> <P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">I checked again = on the temperature</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"> <FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">that</FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"> <FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">yellow = spotted salamanders</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"> <FONT = FACE=3D"Tahoma">require for</FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma"> spring = migration</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma"> to ponds</FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT = FACE=3D"Tahoma">: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><B> <FONT = FACE=3D"Tahoma">7.2 C</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><U> <FONT = FACE=3D"Tahoma">with rain</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><U><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma"> and = darkness</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"><U><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma"> (and other variables-see = below)</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">. Apparently that's the = magic</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"> = <FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">night</FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT = FACE=3D"Tahoma">!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma"> (Not sure if we've had this = combination weather night just yet.)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN></P> <P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN></P> <P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"><FONT FACE=3D"Tahoma">The following = quote:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN><SPAN = LANG=3D"en-ca"></SPAN></P>