Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Summer Camp Session #3

Summer camp session #3 is underway at the Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest.  The heat and humidity are slowing down everything, including the reptiles and amphibians, but we did manage to collect a few specimens for the campers to identify.


Spotted Turtle


Green Treefrog


Three-lined Salamander


Carolina Anole


Musk Turtle


iPod Touch with Audubon field guides


Eastern Mud Turtle


Tomorrow, we will check the baited minnow traps.  Hopefully, the sardines have attracted something other than crayfish and diving beetles.  During session #1, we caught a Lesser Siren and hopes are high that a Greater Siren is out there or even a snake not yet seen by the campers.



Maybe the incoming storm front will cool down things in the swamp, bump up the water level and get some creatures moving about!

Images by Mark Musselman

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