Wooo Hoooo! First official sign of spring! I found this Jefferson’s
salamander by Whipps Ledges in Hinkley, Ohio on Tuesday, March 18th. The park system finally started closing down the road leading up to the
Ledges due to the populations migrating during the spring rails. I saw
12-15 Jefferson’s and then i think the temp dropped to low and they
stayed under the leaf litter. The pond they were heading to was about 80
% covered with ice! No frogs migrating that I saw, my guess now is at
least another week until anything is moving again due to sub freezing
temps… I’ve seen Jefferson’s and Spotted salamanders at this location.
I guess Jefferson’s are the first out.