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by spinifer
January 19th, 2013, 9:57 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Northeast Member Biographies
Replies: 197
Views: 56195

Re: Northeast Member Biographies

tomharten wrote:Sorry folks, I posted two links in my bio that don't appear to be working, I'll try again.

http://tremendousterrapintour.weebly.com/


http://calvertfrogblog.weebly.com/
Tom I see you used a froglogger...did you build that yourself?
by spinifer
January 17th, 2013, 6:05 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 35 degrees
Replies: 5
Views: 1658

Re: 35 degrees

the cell pic is awful but id able
...as a toad, not necessarily as a Fowlers, unless Fowlers is the only toad in the region there.
by spinifer
January 16th, 2013, 5:47 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: NE CHAPTER STICKY THREAD - MEMBERSHIP/NAFHA/NAHERP INFO, ETC
Replies: 6
Views: 7243

Re: NE CHAPTER STICKY THREAD - MEMBERSHIP/NAFHA/NAHERP INFO,

Nice try, Bob, but the never disappeared from the Chapter forum, I personally checked. :thumb:

Someone from the outside needs to keep you guys in line. :lol:
by spinifer
January 15th, 2013, 9:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: NE CHAPTER STICKY THREAD - MEMBERSHIP/NAFHA/NAHERP INFO, ETC
Replies: 6
Views: 7243

Re: NE CHAPTER STICKY THREAD - MEMBERSHIP/NAFHA/NAHERP INFO,

This could use some updating.... :roll:
by spinifer
January 14th, 2013, 9:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Calling Frogs: One
Replies: 2
Views: 910

Re: Calling Frogs: One

Pinewoods, southern chorus, and little grass frog.

And now that you made me eat my words, what month? April?
by spinifer
January 14th, 2013, 8:10 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Frog Call #16 Pseudacris feriarum and Pseudacris brimleyi
Replies: 7
Views: 1798

Re: Frog Call #16

cbernz wrote:Southern Chorus and Squirrel Treefrog, and a bird.
call phenology of those species rarely overlap, except possibly in freak weather events.
by spinifer
January 12th, 2013, 3:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: January Species Counts
Replies: 27
Views: 4509

Re: January Species Counts

12-Jan Harford Co MD

Couldnt find a Plethodon to save my life

TMTC Duskies
1 Two-lined.
by spinifer
January 11th, 2013, 5:20 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Frog Call #20 - Copes and pinewoods treefrogs
Replies: 8
Views: 2791

Re: Frog Call #20

kyle loucks wrote:No worries... Why dont you start this sort of thing there ?
Better yet, do some of your own over here....
by spinifer
January 11th, 2013, 1:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Frog Call # 12
Replies: 12
Views: 2854

Re: Gonna get harder now... Frog Call # 12

Kyle was this recorded on one of those 105F degree days? It sounds like if those frogs sing any faster they will explode.
by spinifer
January 11th, 2013, 6:50 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: IB Archive Access?
Replies: 26
Views: 7734

Re: IB Archive Access?

Jim, the IB discussions should remain private no matter how old they are. The IB board is just a convenient means to discuss topics that otherwise would be done over email or PM. You wouldnt suggest doing this to email or PMs would you?, then its silly to do the same for the IB forum. If there is so...
by spinifer
January 11th, 2013, 5:05 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Poll regarding edit button
Replies: 10
Views: 3745

Re: Poll regarding edit button

Its available in the NE Chapter too. Do we know the reason why the edit button went bye-bye? Maybe it was unintentional. I'd like it restored.
by spinifer
January 10th, 2013, 4:57 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Picsa is annoying
Replies: 3
Views: 1773

Picsa is annoying

I am becoming increasingly frustrated that the roller on my mouse will no longer work to scroll in Picsa. It used to work, and now it doesnt. What the hell is going on? I didnt (knowingly) change any settings. Any know how to fix this?
by spinifer
January 10th, 2013, 6:27 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Frog Call #11 - Eastern Narrowmouthed Toad
Replies: 8
Views: 2639

Re: Frog Call #11

I think Kyle was out cow tipping and he tripped over a flock of lambs. :lol:
by spinifer
January 9th, 2013, 7:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Frog Call #9 - Pickeral Frog
Replies: 8
Views: 1270

Re: Frog Call #9

R. palustris To anyone using the database, remember that we follow SSAR so none of these true frogs would be entered as Rana . They are Lithobates . ...just wanted to clear up confusion. And to take it a step further, what Daniel is doing is grouping these frogs with their very distantly related Eu...
by spinifer
January 7th, 2013, 3:52 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Calling Amphibians - Frog Call #1 - Springpeepers
Replies: 19
Views: 3359

Re: Calling Amphibians

What were you guys smokin that heard gray treefrogs, I'd like some of that. :crazyeyes:
by spinifer
January 3rd, 2013, 1:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: New Data Request - August 13, 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 2430

Re: New Data Request - August 13, 2012

FYI - on this request for the MARYLAND HERP ATLAS 1244 records were released 136 records were outside the scope of the project and discarded (ie. 2009 records were only needed for one MD county, but all counties were released) 208 records lacked GPS and could not be used. Owners of those records wer...
by spinifer
December 30th, 2012, 6:36 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2013 NAFHA Meeting
Replies: 44
Views: 11974

Re: 2013 NAFHA Meeting

Biker Dave wrote:(Censored)

Perhaps we should call it what it actually is: its a joint FHF-NAFHA meeting. Therefore no voting approval necessary.
by spinifer
December 26th, 2012, 6:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: well......
Replies: 6
Views: 1151

Re: well......

I vote we turn this into a christmas-themed herp photo thread.

Not my pic but it's still pretty great.
It doesnt count unless you photoshopped it yourself. 8-)
by spinifer
December 23rd, 2012, 2:51 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: New 2013 IC!
Replies: 8
Views: 3395

Re: New 2013 IC!

Better wait til the 1st, else Jim will blow his top. :crazyeyes: :lol:
by spinifer
December 19th, 2012, 9:09 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Spotted Turtles!
Replies: 18
Views: 3949

Re: Spotted Turtles!

Sweet turtles! What does your monitoring entail?
by spinifer
December 18th, 2012, 5:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2013 NAFHA Voting!!
Replies: 45
Views: 12537

Re: 2013 NAFHA Voting!!

dery wrote:Dave- the voting ends 12-21-12 at midnight. It's at the bottom of each page.
The same time the world ends, how convenient. :crazyeyes: :lol:
by spinifer
December 18th, 2012, 3:14 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Finding NJ December Sals?
Replies: 4
Views: 1200

Re: Finding NJ December Sals?

stream salamanders, two-lined, dusky, reds, can be found year round especially close to springs. Kyle has posted about it http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/vie ... f=7&t=3923
by spinifer
December 16th, 2012, 10:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: NE December Herps Challenge
Replies: 43
Views: 15962

Re: NE December Herps Challenge

That's one friendly feral cat!
by spinifer
December 13th, 2012, 8:40 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: NE December Herps Challenge
Replies: 43
Views: 15962

Re: NE December Herps Challenge

I also found a DOR Spotted. Add that to my DOR Gray, a Northern Dusky, and a Two-lined, and I'm at 18. I will add those pics later, if I do not find any live versions or take better pics of the brookside sals.
Its possible you have already posted a live versicolor and you only have 17 species. ;)
by spinifer
December 11th, 2012, 8:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Part I: My Herping Eden
Replies: 40
Views: 26613

Re: Part I: My Herping Eden

Excellent post as always, Josh. Thanks for sharing. :beer:
by spinifer
December 9th, 2012, 8:20 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Why so little information?
Replies: 3
Views: 2611

Re: Why so little information?

There are plenty more data fields, but that information is kept hidden from the public. Negative data, however is not part of the database.
by spinifer
December 8th, 2012, 9:45 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: NE December Herps Challenge
Replies: 43
Views: 15962

Re: NE December Herps Challenge

kyle loucks wrote:I'm at 0.
Me too. :(
by spinifer
December 8th, 2012, 5:38 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: unidentified salamander eggs
Replies: 6
Views: 1427

Re: unidentified salamander eggs

ThatFrogGuy wrote:Rock looks wet, were they submerged? They look more like fish eggs to me, possibly Cottus bairdi.
Thats true, they could be fish eggs.
by spinifer
December 8th, 2012, 5:36 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2013 NAFHA Voting!!
Replies: 45
Views: 12537

Re: 2013 NAFHA Voting!!

You ASKED for issues/concerns, on this 'vote'.... It's not by definition, a vote. Jim, I dont get it. In a government election when a candidate runs unopposed there is no choice for "no" in the polling booth. Or at least ive never seen it. How is this any different? And also you're right,...
by spinifer
December 8th, 2012, 11:22 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: unidentified salamander eggs
Replies: 6
Views: 1427

Re: unidentified salamander eggs

Not from a salamander. These are invertebrate eggs, most likely a slug.
by spinifer
December 7th, 2012, 4:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2012 Rattlesnake Recap
Replies: 58
Views: 13837

Re: 2012 Rattlesnake Recap

Impressive, Brendan!
by spinifer
December 5th, 2012, 7:32 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2013 NAFHA Voting!!
Replies: 45
Views: 12537

Re: 2013 NAFHA Voting!!

And then he has to ask his chapter president or secretary to add him.
by spinifer
December 5th, 2012, 6:17 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2013 NAFHA Voting!!
Replies: 45
Views: 12537

Re: 2013 NAFHA Voting!!

Nice work Don! I really like the system you have set up. :beer:

I only saw chapter voting. Has IC not been posted yet?
by spinifer
December 5th, 2012, 2:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Turtle ID
Replies: 8
Views: 1521

Re: Turtle ID

I was thinking map as well
by spinifer
December 5th, 2012, 5:39 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: New Feature on Database...thx Don...
Replies: 16
Views: 4500

Re: New Feature on Database...thx Don...

Eh Spinifer???
Sorry, Dery. I'm ribbing you a little bit to try and get you to improve your voucher quality. Ask Santa for a new camera. :lol:
by spinifer
December 4th, 2012, 9:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: New Feature on Database...thx Don...
Replies: 16
Views: 4500

Re: New Feature on Database...thx Don...

It definitely helps me. I have had records of mine and others W/ very similar data that confused me when searching my records in the new records. Dery: I'm confused as to how this helps you. I always look at your records as you post them and haven't seen one with the time of day on it yet. Lol. Hav...
by spinifer
December 4th, 2012, 8:58 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: black rat vs black racer
Replies: 11
Views: 2318

Re: black rat vs black racer

There are 2 things in this photo that distinguish it as black rat and another you probably would notice as you were standing above it. 1. Body posture - black rats tend to kink their body as above, racers do not 2. Ventral coloration - black rats have solid white that extends from their chin down th...
by spinifer
December 3rd, 2012, 3:06 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: New Feature on Database...thx Don...
Replies: 16
Views: 4500

Re: New Feature on Database...thx Don...

Will take some getting used to, but yeah, helpful especially when you have entered 250 Actinemys marmorata in a row. :lol:
by spinifer
December 2nd, 2012, 4:34 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Which is better?
Replies: 4
Views: 841

Re: Which is better?

I assume the photos are identical and an aspect has been altered like contrast or brightness or something. Comparing top to bottom is difficult but I pick the top one.
by spinifer
December 2nd, 2012, 11:14 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: NOTICE: Elections!
Replies: 10
Views: 3585

Re: NOTICE: Elections!

If you guys have been reading all the recent threads (and I assumed you were because you are posting in them) you would note that one of the changes Scott is implementing is no more polls on the forums. http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=14155 This is changing. Don is setti...
by spinifer
November 25th, 2012, 12:48 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Snapping Turtle Poop
Replies: 11
Views: 6691

Re: Snapping Turtle Poop

There is not much form to snapping turtle poop from what i have seen. It is usually very loose, and just forms a "pie" or puddle on land, in water it breaks apart and washes away quickly.
by spinifer
November 25th, 2012, 12:39 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nominations for all 2013 Positions
Replies: 1
Views: 800

Re: Nominations for all 2013 Positions

I deliberated a bit, but will decline my nomination. Thanks.
by spinifer
November 24th, 2012, 8:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thanksgiving salamanders
Replies: 12
Views: 2478

Re: Thanksgiving salamanders

The fact that you found them next to each other is meaningless. Also there is little to no sexual dimorphism in 2-lines, differences in color is more likely attributed to age rather than sex. Plethodontids also do not exhibit swollen cloacas in males as in Ambystomatids. I only have photo examples f...
by spinifer
November 24th, 2012, 5:11 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thanksgiving salamanders
Replies: 12
Views: 2478

Re: Thanksgiving salamanders

Yes, it was a pair.
And what are you basing your sex determination on?

The whitish sides of the top individual would indicate it is also a female with eggs. Eggs are fully developed in two-lined this time of year.
by spinifer
November 24th, 2012, 10:11 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thanksgiving salamanders
Replies: 12
Views: 2478

Re: Thanksgiving salamanders

ThatFrogGuy wrote:Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that a male and female pair?
The bottom one is most certainly a gravid female. The top one could be either sex.
by spinifer
November 23rd, 2012, 7:58 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thanksgiving salamanders
Replies: 12
Views: 2478

Re: Thanksgiving salamanders

2 salamanders! They were out in numbers. :shock:
by spinifer
November 22nd, 2012, 9:04 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Never saw this posted here......NE chapter's demise ?
Replies: 13
Views: 2254

Re: Never saw this posted here......NE chapter's demise ?

Dude, get on board, :lol: Scott posted his decision a few days ago.
by spinifer
November 22nd, 2012, 6:04 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Never saw this posted here......NE chapter's demise ?
Replies: 13
Views: 2254

Re: Never saw this posted here......NE chapter's demise ?

Its the very first post in every chapter forum....not sure why people dont notice it. It is under the "Announcements" section, which is just above "Topics", where this post is located.
by spinifer
November 17th, 2012, 11:42 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Precocious courtship in baby turtles (short video)
Replies: 1
Views: 783

Re: Precocious courtship in baby map turtles (short video)

I left the audio in because little kids make the best comments. Also, this tank has painted turtles, red-bellies, and musk turtles, so don't think I got my ID wrong based on the commentary
But you still got the ID wrong. :lol: Those are red-bellied turtles in the video!
by spinifer
November 16th, 2012, 5:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Yay: I rediscovered a snake thought lost for over a century
Replies: 32
Views: 8538

Re: Yay: I rediscovered a snake thought lost for over a cent

JakeScott wrote:Good job, Hans. Not something that happens everyday, but something we all wish to do. Come to Florida, we have one that needs your help.

-Jake
Everyone can contribute to science like Hans by submitting their data here!