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Elizabeth and I went over to Mallard Cove Park -- the sun was just trying to peak out from the clouds, but the clouds and rain won... Nonetheless, we still spotted some neat things! :)

Newt ~paedomorph part of life cycle

Times are AM

a dozen sightings of individuals this day, up the creek near the weir

Salamander

two scrambling in the dirt

Near edge of stream.

Egg masses in Lewis Creek. ID is extremely tentative.

A northern Pacific tree frog was vocalizing nearby.

Large egg mass in shallow (~15 cm deep), slow-flowing water, ca. 15x12 cm in size. Egg mass bumpy, loose, "wavy", not firm.

(Time: PDT)

I wonder how often they lay eggs. Is this just a March thing?