[ValleyNature] Fwd: [NatureNS] re frog eggs on Brier Island -- was Nature Sightings

[James W. Wolford]

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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford at eastlink.ca>
> Date: April 19, 2009 8:18:12 PM ADT
> To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
> Cc: John Gilhen <GILHENJA at gov.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] re frog eggs on Brier Island -- was Nature  
> Sightings
> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>
> The "frog eggs" seen on Brier Island are most probably those of  
> wood frogs, which lay them in fist-sized-and-shaped slime-balls  
> containing hundreds of eggs and then multiple female frogs deposit  
> their eggs communally in tight clusters of egg-balls.  Leopard  
> frogs have similar eggs but generally come a bit later, as a  
> guess.  Spring peepers, on the other hand, lay their eggs  
> individually or in very small groups that are not usually visible  
> to a casual observer.  Finally, American toads lay their eggs in  
> long strings of slime, and the strings get twisted into interwoven  
> patterns (and again females are communal in their deposition  
> sites).  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: June Swift <brierisland at gmail.com>
>> Date: April 19, 2009 3:04:28 PM ADT
>> To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Nature Sightings
>> Reply-To: naturens at chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>> Hi Everyone
>> Went on the cancer walk yesterday and in central grove and i  
>> sighted a Peregrine Falcon fly by quite close. Also sighted a  
>> Northern Harrier soaring above the bog just below balancing rock  
>> trail.
>> Todd Sollows sighted a small humpback up off Boars Head a few days  
>> ago..... about a half mile off shore.
>> Today i went for a walk to Northern Light and sighted two Muskrats  
>> by the beach. Walked into the woods by the gravel pit and startled  
>> 2 Black Ducks by a small pond that has lots of frog eggs in it.  
>> Robins, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Black-capped Chickadees were  
>> flying in and out of the alders and trees. Pussy Willows are in  
>> bloom. At my feeder were lots of Dark-eyed Junco's, Song Sparrows,  
>> American Goldflinch, Ring-necked Pheasants. In the tree were  
>> Robins and Northern Flickers. Lots of them coming through our  
>> Island right now.
>> June Swift
>

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