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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)Observer
chphelanDescription
Heavily browsed by ungulates on a steep talus-filled hillside between Winthrop and Twisp
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
2 Northwestern salamander egg masses clustered together, attached to a long submerged tree branch but laying on the bottom of the pond, approximately 6 feet from shore. Masses are spherical with some algae cover and are approximately 2.5 and 3 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
3 Northwestern salamander egg masses clustered together, attached to submerged stick at approximately 2 foot depth, 12 feet from shore. Masses are spherical with some algae cover and are approximately 1.5- 3 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
2 Northwestern salamander egg masses clustered together, attached to submerged stick at approximately 2 foot depth, 8 feet from shore. Masses are spherical with some algae cover and are approximately 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
1 Northwestern salamander egg mass, attached to submerged stick at approximately 2 foot depth, 3 feet from shore. Mass is spherical, with some algae cover and is approximately 3 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
4 Northwestern salamander egg masses clustered together, attached to submerged stick at approximately 1 foot depth, 2 feet from shore. Masses are spherical, with some algae cover (one appears newer, with less algae?), and range in diameter from approximately 1-3 inches.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
4 Northwestern salamander egg masses clustered together, attached to submerged sticks at approximately 2 foot depth, 4 feet from shore. Masses are spherical, have thick algae cover, and all are approximately 3 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
1 Northwestern salamander egg mass (attached beside previously reported cluster of 7 older Northwestern salamander egg masses: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22799679). Attached to a single submerged stick 2 feet from shore, and 1 foot deep. Mass is spherical, not yet covered in algae, and approximately 2 inches in diameter.
Accompanied by a newer NOSA egg-mass (separate report).
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
7 Northwestern salamander egg masses clustered together!! Attached to a single submerged stick 2 feet from shore, and 1 foot deep. Masses are spherical, covered in algae, and approximately 2.5-3.5 inches in diameter.
Accompanied by a newer NOSA egg-mass (separate report).
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
1 Northwestern salamander egg mass attached to a stick 1 foot from shore, and 1 foot deep. Mass is slightly oblong, and approximately 3 x 2.5 inches in diameter(s).
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
4 Northwestern salamander egg masses: 3 are clustered together and attached to emergent vegetation 2 feet from shore, and 1 is partially submerged and attached to semi-submerged vegetation approximately 6 inches from shore. Masses are approximately 2-2.5 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
1 Northwestern salamander egg mass attached to emergent vegetation, at approximately 5 feet from shore. The mass is approximately 2 inches in diameter. Very little algae on jelly surface; eggs appear to be lighter colored in the interior but difficult to see clearly.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
1 Northwestern salamander egg mass, attached to emergent vegetation, at approximately 3 feet from shore. Very oblong (possibly multiple masses, difficult to tell where breaks may exist), approximately 6-7 inches in length.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
3 Northwestern salamander egg mass clustered together, attached to a submerged sticks, at approximately 2 foot depth and 5 feet from shore. Spherical, 2 masses newer (no algae) and one older (algae covering surface). Masses are approximately 2 - 2.5 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
3 Northwestern salamander egg mass clustered together, attached to a submerged sticks of recent western redcedar limb drops, approximately 6 inches from shore. Spherical, with algae cover. Approximately 0.5 - 2 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
2 Northwestern salamander egg masses clustered together, attached to a submerged stick at approximately 2 feet from shore. Spherical, with some algae cover, ranging from approximately 1.5-2 inches in diameter.
Sharing stick attachment with a newer (no algae) NOSA mass: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22798103
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
1 Northwestern salamander egg mass attached to a submerged stick at approximately 2 foot depth, 5 feet from shore. Oblong along stick length, no algae cover to obscure eggs inside jelly. Approximately 1.5 x 3 inches in diameter.
Attached to stick shared by two older NOSA masses
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
6 Northwestern salamander egg masses clustered together, all but 1 attached to a submerged stick at approximately 2 foot depth, 5 feet from shore. Spherical, with some algae cover, ranging from approximately 1.5-3 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
1 Northwestern salamander egg mass attached to a submerged stick at approximately 2 foot depth, 6 feet from shore. Spherical, with some algae cover, approximately 2.5 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
1 Northwestern salamander egg masses attached to a submerged stick at approximately 2 foot depth, 5 feet from shore. Spherical, with some algae cover, approximately 3 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
1 Northwestern salamander egg mass attached to a submerged stick at approximately 6 inches depth, 4 feet from shore. Spherical, with some algae cover, approximately 2.5 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
2 Northwestern salamander egg masses attached to a submerged stick at approximately 2 foot depth, 5 feet from shore. Spherical, with some algae cover, ranging from 2-2.5 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
4 Northwestern salamander egg masses attached to a submerged stick at approximately 2 foot depth, 6 feet from shore. Spherical, with some algae cover, ranging from 2-3 inches in diameter.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
3 egg masses (3, 1.5, and 1 inch in diameter) observed attached to woody debris at 2 feet water depth, and 3 feet from shore.
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Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum)Observer
chphelanDescription
2 egg masses attached to submerged woody debris approximately 4 feet from pond edge and 2 feet deep. Masses were about 2 x 1 inches and 1.5 x 1 inches.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
4 egg masses of varying sizes clustered onto submerged woody debris approximately 2 feet deep and 4 feet from shore.
Worth noting is on the same set of branches there were two Long-toed Salamander egg masses as well, cool!
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
Strangely oblong egg-mass, approximately 2.5 inches across, but nearly 6 inches long, attached along the length of multiple pieces of small woody debris under the water at approximately 3 feet deep. Mass was observed about 4 feet from the edge of the pond.
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Northwestern Salamander (Ambystoma gracile)Observer
chphelanDescription
Single egg mass ~2.5 inches in diameter attached to woody debris at approximately 2 foot depth. Located about 4 feet from the edge of the pond. Water was very murky from recent rain/snow runoff.