HURRICANE IRENE & LEOPARD FROGS IN THE NORTHEAST I am seeking information from people familiar with established breeding populations of Northern Leopard Frogs (Lithobates pipiens) in the northeast. I would like to know if anyone has observed breeding or call activity from known populations in the days following Hurricane Irene's deluge? I am mostly focused on frogs in the New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont areas.
I would appreciate both positive reports (calling/breeding) and negative reports (no calling heard or breeding observed) if anyone happens to have such info for the period following the arrival of Hurricane Irene on 28-29 August. Again, I am only seeking information from known, existing/extant breeding populations that people are familiar with. Please send all replies to [email protected] Many thanks in advance. Jeremy Feinberg Doctoral Candidate (Rutgers University) Guest Researcher (Brookhaven National Lab)
