Evergreen Cemetery - Spring Rain

April 25th, 2018 - Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, ME

Because it was a spring evening with temperatures above 45f and rain I decided to attempt to find some amphibians. I was really hoping for salamanders but instead I found three American Toads, a young American Bullfrog, and heard a number of Spring Peepers. Given the rain I didn't really stop to do much for observations. Instead I when I found an amphibian, I would stop take a number of pictures of it and then move on.

It was probably a little earlier in the evening than ideal when I got started at about 8:00p. There was still some light in the sky when I first got to the ponds. I walked the main road of the cemetery from Brentwood down to the ponds, then took the gravel road behind the ponds back a good distance and then checked the road which runs parallel to the ponds before I headed back to Brentwood. By the time I was heading back I was pretty much soaked and glad to be home but I did note on the way back that the road which hadn't been covered in earthworms was now covered in them. This made me various curious about what else might be coming out if I had stayed longer.

Finally, I did these observations in Evergreen Cemetery after dark which I later realized is not allowed. Evergreen Cemetery is not open after dark and being there at that time can get you into trouble.

For more information about American Toads in Maine check here.

Learn more about American Bullfrogs here.

Posted on April 26, 2018 12:55 AM by hallnatec