On March 24th, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) volunteered on a frog survey project at Plainsboro Preserve (80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512).
The “Frog Survey” project at Plainsboro Preserve needs a group of volunteers. The Preserve wants to get a better understanding of the frog species and populations here. It is a weekly monitoring where volunteers go out to different locations in the preserve and record data by listening to frog calls. Below is the link that has the frog calls:
https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/conservation/online-field-guide-for-reptiles-and-amphibians/
FROGS & TOADS
American Toad Bufo americanus call
Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana call
Carpenter Frog Rana virgatipes call
Eastern Spadefoot (toad) Scaphiopus h. holbrookii call
Fowler’s Toad Bufo woodhousii fowleri call
Green Frog Rana clamitans melanota call
New Jersey Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata kalmi call
Northern Cricket Frog Acris c. crepitans call
Northern Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor call
Northern Spring Peeper Pseudacris c. crucifer call
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris call
Pine Barrens Treefrog (T) Hyla andersonii call
Southern Gray Treefrog (E) Hyla chrysoscelis call
Southern Leopard Frog Rana utricularia call
Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata feriarum call
The survey takes place during the evening hours, through (depending on the weather) March-August.
GPA volunteers checked out the locations and went through the process on the trail (3/24, 2 hrs): Iris Lu, Dan Xu, Qihao Xu, and more.
