Herpatologically inclined tweeters,

I apologize for this non-birding post, but I would *really* like to know
the status of our locally breeding amphibians. With all this rain, I have
fanatasies of croaks in my ears, but hear them not.

(I highly recommend the book _The Vanishing Frog_, an excellent read.)

I would like to have an informal survey of breeding locations for
Pacific tree-frogs (are they called cricket-frogs now?) and western
toads, as well as long-toed and other salamanders. Here's my limited
knowledge:

Pacific tree-frog
-----------------
Nisqually refuge
Whidbey Island, near fishery east of Oak Harbor
rumored to be *somewhere* in Wallingford area of Seattle

long-toed salamander
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apparently the central pond at the Montlake Fill

western toad
------------
nil


Many thanks for the tolerance of tweeters!
Mike Patrick
548-4536
mpatrick at u.washington.edu