NH WEATHER-TREES-WILDLIFE

Great weather--cloudy and cool the last few days. Terry and Rizza have a beautiful house in Chester, NH off Red Squirrel Lane. No sightings of red squirrels (& gray sqirr. & chipmunks), but they have left their mark by gnawing and eating all the food at both bird feeders. Rizza told a great story of a 1.5’ snapping turtle (stock photo) that walked across their lawn. She has been sighted a few times in the last few years. There are a few roadside ponds and natural drainage corridors for dispersal and movement for box turtles, ribbon snakes, etc. Lotsa habitat (lush temperate forests) around the homes. Great to see the diversity of evergreens and deciduous trees. Too early for fall colors. Checked out his yard and turned over a few bricks and cover objects, but didn’t find any salamanders or newts. Terry has seen them around, but we didn’t find them under the normal places. Did see however a 4” toad and toadlet (photo) that had a burrow in the lawn litter!