Blue Jay Barrens

Keeping the toad pools full of water has not been a problem this year.  Two or three rainfalls per week has kept them filled to the brim. ...

In November, I managed to get some more work done on Toad Pool 2, my second attempt to create more toad breeding areas at Blue Jay Barrens...

American Toads have recently moved into the pond for their annual breeding event.  I’ve seen a total of four toads; three singing males a...

Somewhere in the vicinity of Blue Jay Barrens, American Toads managed a breeding effort successful enough to cover the area with a new ge...

The creek and its tributaries are the only natural source of open water at Blue Jay Barrens.  From Fall through Spring, the creek provide...

There’s usually more than a couple of days span between the first call of the Spring Peeper and the first song of the Eastern Toad.   M...

I’m encouraged by the number of large American Toads I’m seeing at Blue Jay Barrens this year. Things have been plenty moist, so this may be...