Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 22:58:55 -0500 From: "Walter W. Knapp" <wwknapp@mindspring.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3486$foo@default> Subject: Locating Georgia Bogs
I realize this may be a long shot, and only indirectly relates to CP's
but here goes.
I'm participating in a 5 year survey of the amphibians and reptiles of
Georgia. I've gotten highly interested in locating treefrogs using
calling surveys during the survey and am trying to cover as much ground
as possible regarding those.
There's one treefrog, the Pine Barrens Treefrog, that should occur in
Georgia, but has not yet been found. Since I've found one other treefrog
that was not supposed to be here using calling surveys, I've decided to
try for this one.
Most likely breeding pools appear to be sphagnum bogs or similar. In
South Carolina, and Florida, these can be pitcher plant bogs. Possibly
spring fed, and in the Pine Barrens or Sandhill areas that occur just
below the fall line in Georgia. So, I'm looking for location info,
particularily on bogs in this zone. I've done quite a bit of surveying
of the zone, but no sphagnum bogs up to now. I've not found any sort of
detail on this, so I'm asking around to see if anyone has, or knows of
such mapping? I know of some bog areas farther south that might fit and
will be checking them too, so bog info farther north or south would be
of interest too.
Once I complete the preliminary surveys of habitat, all prospective
sites will have to be visited during the breeding season to listen for
calling frogs. This is a lot more successful method than trying to find
the actual frogs at each place, although once you have them calling,
they are relatively easy to locate. I'm going to be awfully busy during
the few months of breeding, so I'm trying to get the prelims out of the
way this fall.
I do keep a small collection of CP in my greenhouse and in some small
tray "bogs". The local gray treefrogs breed in some of those that have
enough open water.
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