Please use this thread to record all species observed or heard in the field during the month of May.

This is to be used as a general list and no photos should be included here. Save the photos for your topics, and more importantly for your database entries.

*REMEMBER: It is our duty as members of N.A.F.H.A. to record all of our finds at http://www.naherp.com .

Be as specific as you feel you need to be in these lists, but please do not be more detailed with specific locales than a county.

When entering your records in the database, the quantity should match the number depicted in the photos.
Thanks

may 1st MD anne arundel county

6 eastern spadefoots
3 grey tree frogs.
2 pickerel frogs
1 dor black rat.
1 american toad.
spadefoots calling.

Today

Fairfield County, CT

1 snapping turtle AOR
2 bullfrogs

Cloudy and 62 with occasional mist all day

May 5th, Gloucester County, NJ

1 Black Racer
3 Pickerel Frogs
1 Fowler's Toad
2 Green Frogs
1 Bullfrog
1 dead box turtle near creek

May 5th, Salem County, NJ -

10 Northern Red Bellied Turtles (4 of them DOR)
3 Eastern Painted Turtles (2 DOR)
12 Bullfrogs (11 of them DOR)
1 Musk Turtle DOR
1 Northern Water Snake DOR
1 Snapping Turtle DOR

May 5th Bucks County, PA

3 Common Snapping Turtles
1 Green Frog

May 5th- Mercer County and Hunterdon County NJ


4 Eurycea bislineata (Two-Lined Salamanders) LIFER
Tons of A/C and wood but not a single snake in 73 degree weather at overcast (the perfect flipping temp) and not a single freaking snake!
Oh well...

Allegany County, MD 5-6

1 DOR ringneck
1 AOR Black Rat
1 Eastern Box Turtle
1 Eastern American Toad
1 Northern Dusky Sally
5 Red Spotted Newts
1 Northern Slimy Salamander

NJ 5-4/5-5 with Eyez and appearances made by Brandon, Ben and Jeff
Fowlers Toads
Southern Leopard Frogs
Spring Peepers
Carpenter Frogs
Pine Barren Tree Frogs
Fence Lizards
1 Eastern Box Turtle
1 Northern Water Snake
1 Ringneck Snake
1 Racer
3 Worm Snakes
1 Milksnake
1 DOR Kingsnake

Didn't go herping today. Had some free time at work to flip some debris behind the warehouse and figured every little thing counts.

May 7th
Delaware County, PA -
1 Eastern American Toad

5/7/2012 Westchester county, 1715-1915

65-60F cloudy - rainy

Baby brown snake in parking lot rubble
yearling american toad on the way out
nothing in between (typical hudson valley)

Pretty epic NY weekend as a great opener for the Snake Count week

met user Burrr saturday morning and drove a bit
5/12/2012 undisclosed co., NY 1100-1500

80F - 85F clear and sunny
5 Timbers
1 Copperhead (biggest one I've ever seen

later, by myself

5/12/2012 Westchester co., NY 1630-1800

77F clear sunny

1 racer
1 ringneck
2 worm snakes
1 spotted turtle in a park I have always looked but never found. She was in the middle of a field too. weird

5/13/2012 Putnam co., NY 1030-1730
78F-85F clear sunny, occasionally cloudy
4 nerodia
2 ribbons
1 garter
1 rat
and a wood turtle in a place I had found 2 as a child which is a wonderful feeling
2 snappers (1 basking)
6 painters (more if I looked)
TMTC green, pickerel, bull frogs, and newts
TMTC gray frogs calling (none seen) but what a joyful sound

5/16/2012 Westchester co., NY 1350

78 clear high humidty (cloudy earlier, rainy the night before)

1 DOR boxie
1 DOR painted 12" away (more recent, perhaps eating the boxie carcass when struck)

5/18/2012 Putnam co., NY 1100-1900

65-71F clear sunny

2 garters
2 black rats
2 racers
TMTC newts, greens, bulls
5+ painteds (hard to say many bailed as I got close)

5/20/2012 Westchester co., NY 1200

80F clear sunny

DOR rat

5/20/2012 Westchester co., NY 1800-2100

70F clear, sunny - clear, dark

1 DOR painted
2 milks
1 teeny garter
1 racer
1 worm out and about at about 2030, I've never seen one not under cover so that was kyewl
also a dead indigo bunting on the side of the road...sucks

5/23/2012 Westchester co., NY 2350

63 damp

1 DOR murrican toad

5/25/2012 Westchester co., NY 1745

70 cloudy, occasional sun, damp

2 boxies M/F in a field within 3 feet of each other

5-9-2012 rainy 50 degrees
NEW YORK

12 eastern milksnakes
12 garter snakes

2 pickerle frog
2n. dusky
1 n. redback

5-9-2012 rainy 50 degrees
NEW YORK

12 eastern milksnakes
12 garter snakes

1 bullfrog
1 Green frog
2 pickerle frog
6 N. red sal
2n. dusky
1 n. redback

5/8 - Sunny, 68 degrees

SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA

2 Racers
1 Redback Sal
1 American Toad

NORFOLK COUNTY, MA

1 Water Snake
3 Painted Turtles

2 Eastern Garters

2 Pickerel Frogs

1 Juvie American Toad

1 Adult American Toad

1 Redback

3 Two Lined Salamanders

Herping the Pine Barrens on Saturday. Can't wait.

Till then, poking around the plywood and decaying cars behind the warehouse at work will have to do...

May 8th
Cloudy/Light showers (70°F)
Delaware County, PA -
1 Nothern Brownsnake

May 8th (local in Bucks County, PA)

Two snapping turtles and 1 Pickerel frog (my first work herps)

Tonight late (about 64 and light rain on and off)

About 50 American Toads
2 Pickerel Frogs (1 DOR)
1 Gray Treefrog
1 Bullfrog
2 Two-lined Salamanders
1 Redback Salamander
1 DOR yearling/juvenile garter snake

May 9th - Northampton County, PA

1 American Toad
1 Two-Lined Salamander

May 10th (early AM) - Bucks County

1 Long-tailed Salamander
1 Red Spotted Newt
1 DOR Ringneck Snake
1 DOR Northern Water Snake (juvenile)

Bucks County 5-9-12
4 Eastern Milksnakes
4 Ringnecks
3 Garters
2 American Toads

Today

Fairfield County, CT

2 spotted salamander egg masses
7 redback salamanders
1 red eft

2 green frogs
1 pickerel frog
1 american toad

2 eastern gartersnakes

3 eastern painted turtles
1 musk turtle
1 snapping turtle

5-11 Carbon/Luzerne Co. with Doug Warner

1 Garter Snake
5 Redback Salamanders
1 Hognose Snake
2 Northern Water Snakes
15 or so Red Spotted Newts
10 Eastern Painted Turtles
1 Red-eared Slider
1 Timber Rattlesnake
4 Black Rat Snakes
5 or 6 Five Lined Skinks

Philadelphia/Delaware County 5-12 AM

25 plus Red-eared Sliders
25 plus Eastern Painted Turtles
4 Common Snapping Turtles
16 Northern Red-Bellied Turtles
2 Green Frogs
1 Bullfrog

NJ 5-12-12
3 Milksnakes
2 Water snakes
1 Ribbon Snake
1 Racer
1 Worm snake
1 Brown skink
Fence lizards
Fowlers toads
Green frogs
Carpenter frogs- calling
1 Redback Salamander!!

5-13 Dorchester, MD with kirbyl4

5 Red belly water snakes
4 Northern Water snakes, 1 dor
5 Black Racers, 1 DOR
1 Eastern Kingsnake
1 Brown Skink
2 Five lined skinks
Fowlers Toads
Green Frogs
Bullfrogs
Southern Leopard frogs
Eastern Painted Turtles
Red belly cooters
1 Snapping Turtle
1 Eastern Box turtle

Queen Annes

Fowlers Toads
2 Mud turtles
Bullfrogs
Green Frogs

Mercer County, NJ 5-13-12 quickie
7 Black racers
4 Garters
1 Ringneck

Mercer county, NJ 5-14-12
1 box turtle
1 s. leopard frog!

Sat. May 12th
Sunny - 80°F
Burlington Co, NJ
1 Red Back Salamander
1 Red Bellied Cooter
1 Eastern Painted Turtle
2 Eastern Fence Lizards (LIFERS )

30+ eastern painted turtles
3 Snappers
5 green frog
12+ Northern two lined salamanders
20+ red backed salamanders
2 eastern American toad
1 gray tree frog
1 pickeral frog

Not 1 snake yet this year! not liking it to much.

5/14 PM Bucks County

2 Northern Red Salamanders
1 Red-backed Salamander
1 Two-Lined Salamander
5 Gray Treefrogs (3 of them DOR)
40 plus American Toads
1 Bullfrog
2 Green frogs
2 Pickerel Frogs (1 DOR)

Earlier in the day at work - 1 Garter Snake

5-15-2012

pine barrens treefrog-finally
n. red belly turt
dor pine

green tree frogs
copes grey tree frogs
fowlers
chorus frog? checking on id
southern leopards
bullfrog
green frogs

box turt
mud turt
painters
snapping turt

northern water
3 black rats
1 ringneck

Today

Middlesex County, CT

1 copperhead (unfortunately dead)
1 watersnake
1 ringneck
1 painted turtle

my day was cut short but I can't complain

5-15 Bucks Co. PA
2 Milk snakes
1 Ringneck snake

5-16 Mercer Co. NJ
1 Eastern Box Turtle
1 Garter Snake

5-17 North Nj w/ bwaterherper
5 Black racers
2 Water Snakes
2 Garter Snakes
2 Ringneck Snakes
2 Milk Snakes
1 Five Lined Skink
1 Spring Peeper
1 Pickerel Frog
Green Frogs
Cricket Frogs

Howard County, MD

1 Eastern Box Turtle
1 Snapping Turtle
1 Ringneck
1 Black Rat
1 American Toad
1 Red salamander
1 Red back Salamnder

Next stop...VA!!!!

Bucks County - 5/17 and 5/18 (lunch breaks)

3 Northern Water Snakes
1 Northern Red Bellied Turtle
2 Spiny Softshell Turtles
3 Map Turtles (1 was a yearling, 2 adults)
3 Eastern Painted Turtles
2 Red-Eared Sliders
1 Common Snapping Turtle
1 Pickerel Frog
1 American Toad
1 Bullfrog

Bucks County 5/19

4 Musk Turtles
20 (approximate) Eastern Painted Turtles
1 Black Racer (DOR)
4 Northern Water Snakes (all at different locations)
2 Pickerel Frogs
10 plus Green Frogs
4 Bullfrogs
4 Red backed Salamanders

Mercer County, NJ 5-19
5 Ringnecks
5 Garters
1 DOR Black Rat Snake!!!

Hooray for Mercer County!

5-20 9:00 am....cruised sand pit edges and hiked sinc holes and ephermal areas...saw a ton of racers.col. constrictor.....6 in first half hour....2 copulating.........after that nothing but anoles and rabbits....typical early day hike lately

Where?

Burlington County 5/20 from 3-6 pm "The Hotspot"

4-Eastern Fence Lizards
1- Unknown snake shed (presumed a Ratsnake or Pine)
Will post an ID thread later when I sync my photos.

Southern VA 5-18 to 5-21 with kirbyl4, siobhan, and briar_diver_girl

Lizards

Little Brown Skinks
South eastern Five lined skinks
Broad Head Skinks

Salamanders

Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamanders

Frogs & Toads
Southern Leopard Frogs
Cricket Frogs
Bullfrogs
Green Frogs
Green Tree Frogs
Squirrel Tree frog
Southern Toads
Fowlers Toads
Grey Treefrogs heard Calling
Carpenter Frog heard calling
Narrowmouth frogs heard calling

Turtles
Spotted Turtles
Red eared sliders
Snapping Turtles
Mud Turtles
Yellow Belly Sliders
Red Belly Cooters
Eastern Painted Turtles

Snakes
2 Red belly water snakes (were copulating)
1 Black ratsnake
2 Eastern Kingsnakes
3 Black Racers
3 Northern water snakes
5 Eastern Commonmouths..I mean cottonmouths
3 Southern Ringnecks
1 Worm snake
1 Southern copperhead

Northeast PA 5-20 to 5-23
6 Green Frogs
4 Pickerel Frogs
2 Wood Frogs
3 Spring Peepers
Alot of American Toads
Gray Tree Frogs-calling

15 Newts
12 Mountain Dusky Salamanders
10 Two Lined Salamanders
5 Northern Dusky Salamanders
4 Slimy Salamanders
A lot of Redback Salamanders (one hunting at night lol)

1 Painted Turtle

12 Garter Snakes
5 Ringneck Snakes
3 Water Snakes
2 Timber Rattlesnakes
2 Red Belly Snakes
1 Hognose Snake
1 Smooth Green Snake

Mercer County, NJ
2 Black Racers
2 Black Rats DOR
4 RES
3 Painted Turtles

5-24-12

Western MD

Green Frogs
Bullfrogs
Pickerel frogs
Cricket frogs calling
Grey Treefrogs calling
1 American Toad

Eastern Newts
Red Back Salamanders
Slimy Salamanders
1 Long tail salamander

Five lined skinks

3 Northern Water snakes
Ringnecks
1 Black Racer
1 Black Ratsnake
1 Eastern Garter snake
6 Timber Rattlesnakes
4 Northern Copperheads

05/24

New Haven County, CT

1 eastern garter

Burlington County- 5/27/12


4 Fowlers Toads
2 Musk Turtles
1 Redbelly Turtle
3 Leopard Frogs
1 Carpenter Frog
1 DOR Black Rat
1 DOR Painted
1 DOR Snapper

5-28

Late afternoon 7:30 - hour past twilight

6 grey rats 2 dor
2 red rat
2 dusky pigs 2 dor
1 scarlet king smoking

5-26
4 dusky pigs
2 grey rats 2 dor
5 racers

North Florida

Cool story, brah

South Jersey 5-25
1 Hognose Snake
1 Rough Green Snake
1 Ground Skink
Fencies
Fowlers Toads

Memorial Day Weekend (visiting friends), Susquehanna County, PA

1 Wood Turtle
4 Eastern Painted Turtles
1 Common Snapping Turtle
1 Common Garter Snake
1 Red Bellied Snake
20 plus Bullfrogs
6-8 Green Frogs
5 American Toads
1 Gray Treefrog
2 Pickerel frogs
1 Slimy Salamander
2 Mountain Dusky Salamanders
1 Two-Lined Salamanders
1 Northern Dusky Salamander
7 Redbacked Salamanders

Monday May 28th
Montgomery County, PA
73°F - Humidity: 81%
1 Northern Water Snake
1 Eastern Milk Snake LIFER
1 Northern Ringneck Snake
1 Eastern American Toad
1 Eastern Garter Snake
1 Pickerel Frog

Mercer county, NJ - 5-30-12
4 Racers
1 Snapper (nesting)
1 DOR Black Rat - starting to get old

South Jersey - 5-30-12
1 Eastern Hognose Snake
1 Worm Snake

5-31 Charles Co.

1 Eastern Hognose
1 Black Racer
1 Northern Water snake
1 Northern Brown Snake
5 Ringnecks
7 Worm snakes

1 Mud turtle
1 Box turtle

1 Bullfrog
1 Fowlers Toad

And a wild turkey and bald eagle!

Memorial Day weekend Northern Pa

17 Northern Ringnecks
11 Eastern Smooth Green Snakes
10 Eastern Garters
8 Northern Redbellied Snakes
4 Eastern Milk Snakes
2 Timbers
1 Northern Water Snake

1 Coal Skink

2 Mtn Duskies
2 Newts
2 Northern Slimies
2 redbacks
1 Northern red
1 Green Frog
1 pickeral

Wake up people, its June!