I was up in Indiana this past weekend for Mother's Day. On Thursday I headed up to Kankakee Sands Preserve in Newton Co., IN in hopes of finding a Foxsnake or Bullsnake. I only saw one very large Northern Watersnake but did see one DOR Slender Glass Lizard and one alive!
On Friday and Saturday, I met up with Todd Pierson who was nice enough to show me a couple of spots to look for herps in Marion Co., IN just outside Indianapolis. Although the weather was overcast and the area very saturated from all the recent rainfall, we did fairy well.
Kankakee Sands Preserve (07 May 2009):
Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern Watersnake) 1 adult
Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus (Eastern Slender Glass Lizard) 1 adult and 1 DOR juvenile
Rana catesbeiana (American Bullfrog) 4 adults and TMTC tadpoles
Rana pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog) TMTC adults
Marion Co., IN (08-09 May 2009):
Acris crepitans (Northern Cricket Frog) 10+ adults
Ambystoma texanum (Small-Mouthed Salamander) 1 adult and 2 juveniles
Chrysemys picta (Painted Turtle) 3 small adults and 1 hatchling
Coluber constrictor foxii (Blue Racer) 5 adults
Eurycea cirrigera (Southern Two-Lined Salamander) 4 nests
Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern Watersnake) 1 juvenile
Plethodon cinereus (Northern Red-Backed Salamander) 3 adults
Pseudacris triseriata (Western Chorus Frog) adults calling and TMTC tapoles
Rana clamitans melanota (Green Frog) 1 adult
Rana pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog) 5+ adults
Kankakee Sands:
Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus (Eastern Slender Glass Lizard)
Rana pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog)
Marion Co., IN:
Chrysemys picta (Painted Turtle)
Coluber constrictor foxii (Blue Racer)
Ambystoma texanum (Small-Mouthed Salamander)
Acris crepitans (Northern Cricket Frog)
Plethodon cinereus (Northern Red-Backed Salamander)
Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern Watersnake)
Eurycea cirrigera (Southern Two-Lined Salamander) nests
Other Wildlife and Scenery from Kankakee Sands:
Canada Geese and young
Fungi
Common Carp in Ditch