Evening talk: The Fish Species of Salisbury
As part of our ongoing series of public programs we have invited Shawn Good to give a talk about the fishing situation in Salisbury. For more information about the talk click here.
Speaker: Shawn Good, Vermont Fish and Wildlife District Fisheries Biologist
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Time: 7:00PM
Place: Salisbury Community School [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife’
Public Program on Fishes of Salisbury
Sestercentennial Natural History Programs
Four natural history programs are scheduled in Salisbury in June and July as part of a series of events to celebrate our 250th birthday. For details, visit http://conservation.townofsalisbury.org/?page_id=1491. All programs are free and open to the public, no registration is required.
Complete Wildlife Tally
Jim Andrews has gone through the results of Salisbury’s 2010 Wildlife Tally and compiled lists of all the species that were observed and those that we might have missed. The year-long tally of 203 species included 31 mammals, 136 birds, 6 reptiles, 16 amphibians, and 15 fishes. Lists of all the species can be seen [...]
Please add these animals to the tally
Below is a list of 108 vertebrate wildlife species that did not get included in Salisbury’s 2010 Wildlife Tally. Jim Andrews thinks that these species could be found in town. If you encounter any of these animals in Salisbury in the coming years, please add them to our tally. Some of these species are common [...]
31 mammals found in 2010
Below is a list of the 31 species of mammals observed in Salisbury in 2010. There may be another 20 or so species of bats, shrews, moles, and rodents that live in Salisbury but were not reported in 2010 (see list here).
136 birds found in 2010
Below is a list of the 136 bird species observed in Salisbury in 2010. There are 50 additional species that could be seen in town, but most of those are short-term visitors (see list here).
Six reptiles found in 2010
Here are the six species of reptile found in Salisbury in 2010. There are six other species not observed that could be present here (see list here).
Animal Name
Type
Common gartersnake
Snakes
DeKay’s brownsnake
Snakes
Milksnake
Snakes
Northern watersnake
Snakes
Painted turtle
Turtles
Snapping turtle
Turtles
16 Amphibians found in 2010
Below are the 16 species of amphibians observed in Salisbury in 2010. We might also find two other salamanders, Jefferson salamander and mudpuppy in town.
Animal Name
Type
American bullfrog
Frogs
American toad
Frogs
Gray treefrog
Frogs
Green frog
Frogs
Northern leopard frog
Frogs
Pickerel frog
Frogs
Spring peeper
Frogs
Wood frog
Frogs
Blue-spotted salamander
Salamanders
Eastern newt
Salamanders
Eastern red-backed salamander
Salamanders
Four-toed salamander
Salamanders
Northern dusky salamander
Salamanders
Northern two-lined salamander
Salamanders
Spotted salamander
Salamanders
Spring salamander
Salamanders
15 fish species found in 2010
The 15 species of fishes observed in Salisbury in 2010. There are probably 25 other fish species in Salisbury that we did not see in 2010 (see list here).
Animal Name
Type
Black crappie
Bass & Sunfish
Largemouth bass
Bass & Sunfish
Pumkinseed
Bass & Sunfish
Rock bass
Bass & Sunfish
Smallmouth bass
Bass & Sunfish
Brown bullhead
Catfish
Fathead [...]
2010 Wildlife Tally results
Last year, residents of Salisbury were invited to record all of their observations of vertebrate wildlife at a special page on this website. About 40 people submitted almost 400 observations during the course of the year. The observations included 203 different species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Most of these species were birds [...]
Locate and protect
Salisbury is tucked between the Green Mountains and the Champlain Valley, and both of these landscapes have much to offer to the large wildlife species we see in town. Moose, deer, bear, coyote, and bobcat take advantage of the unbroken forest in the mountains, but also depend on the mild climates, fertile habitats, and diverse [...]
Winter Tracking Grant
The Salisbury Conservation Commission has received a $500 grant from the Association of Vermont Conservation Commissions (AVCC) to support its winter wildlife tracking program. We have been recording the locations of wildlife tracks in the snow along roads for four years to locate Salisbury’s significant wildlife movement areas (learn more here). This grant [...]