http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/02/17/a-magnificent-mudpuppy-night/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:51:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/02/17/a-magnificent-mudpuppy-night/#comment-50249 Tue, 22 May 2007 01:09:56 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/02/17/a-magnificent-mudpuppy-night/#comment-50249 Charlotte - I've forwarded your message along and if all goes right, you'll hear from Wes about your salamanders. Charlotte - I’ve forwarded your message along and if all goes right, you’ll hear from Wes about your salamanders.

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/02/17/a-magnificent-mudpuppy-night/#comment-50230 Mon, 21 May 2007 23:00:00 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/02/17/a-magnificent-mudpuppy-night/#comment-50230 Hello I am looking for a Wes Papineau who is into Salamanders. He was in the Canadian Military at one point. My husband Mike worked with him if anyone knows of him could you please have him contact us. As we have a few salamanders in our pond here at Boat Bluff Ligthouse and have been wondering what they are. www.fogwhistle.ca is the lighthouse site but you can give him my email.. thanks and if you do not know him sorry for the bother... Hello I am looking for a Wes Papineau who is into Salamanders. He was in the Canadian Military at one point. My husband Mike worked with him if anyone knows of him could you please have him contact us. As we have a few salamanders in our pond here at Boat Bluff Ligthouse and have been wondering what they are. www.fogwhistle.ca is the lighthouse site but you can give him my email.. thanks and if you do not know him sorry for the bother…

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/02/17/a-magnificent-mudpuppy-night/#comment-41146 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:48:51 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/02/17/a-magnificent-mudpuppy-night/#comment-41146 cool pictures cool pictures

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/02/17/a-magnificent-mudpuppy-night/#comment-32668 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:25:27 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/02/17/a-magnificent-mudpuppy-night/#comment-32668 OW - I'm not sure about the chances of seeing mudpuppies down your way. You could email Fred and ask if he has any records for creeks in your area. However, I suspect there isn't too much as Fred is probably the only person who has been monitoring a population for any period of time. If you know of a similar site, you could do some searching around to see what you could find. The Oxford Mills site is on the lower side of a dam on a year round creek with relatively clean water that flows on downward a few kilometers and eventually reaches the Rideau River. Flow of the water is over flat shelves of limestone. In late winter, the creek is about rubber boot depth or a little below that. Mudpuppies are present walking and swimming along the edges of the creek and sometimes further out. They're often hidden under sheets of ice along the banks. As mentioned, I suspect there are no known sites in your area. Occasionally, a group from the Toronto area makes the trek east to see these salamanders. If there were known local populations, they would probably be going there instead. Btw, glad to hear that you joined the listserv. Even though it's not your area, you'll probably find it of interest, especially once more people are out and about reporting things -- it's a little slow in winter. Quite a number of the subscribers are from much farther afield, so you're not alone. OW - I’m not sure about the chances of seeing mudpuppies down your way. You could email Fred and ask if he has any records for creeks in your area. However, I suspect there isn’t too much as Fred is probably the only person who has been monitoring a population for any period of time. If you know of a similar site, you could do some searching around to see what you could find. The Oxford Mills site is on the lower side of a dam on a year round creek with relatively clean water that flows on downward a few kilometers and eventually reaches the Rideau River. Flow of the water is over flat shelves of limestone. In late winter, the creek is about rubber boot depth or a little below that. Mudpuppies are present walking and swimming along the edges of the creek and sometimes further out. They’re often hidden under sheets of ice along the banks. As mentioned, I suspect there are no known sites in your area. Occasionally, a group from the Toronto area makes the trek east to see these salamanders. If there were known local populations, they would probably be going there instead.
Btw, glad to hear that you joined the listserv. Even though it’s not your area, you’ll probably find it of interest, especially once more people are out and about reporting things — it’s a little slow in winter. Quite a number of the subscribers are from much farther afield, so you’re not alone.

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