We are volunteering for the North Branch Nature Center and report our findings at northbranchnaturecenter.org. 

Since April 10, 2026 we identified and reported three locations along US Route 5 in West Burke and Sutton where large groups of amphibians come out of hibernation and cross the road to mate and lay their eggs.

We typically meet up around 7:30 PM and walk to a site. We will do two, what they call, transects. Sometimes we stay out for an hour, sometimes till 11 PM. This happens in the month of April when it is raining or wet, after dark, and above 40 degrees.

On 4/14/26 we counted 165 live peepers and 189 dead peepers in one section of Us Route 5 just outside the village of West burke. 

In the last 4 nights we counted over 516 amphibians including 28 yellow spotted salamanders, one eastern newt, a green frog and one peeper that was only than 3/8”.

If you see us in the road at night please try not to run us over.

If you would like to join us please contact Tara Lynn Scheidet or the Sutton Town Clerk to get on our email list. We will teach you what to do, connect you with resources and keep you up to date on when and where we are going out.

Thank you on behalf of the Sutton Town Conservation Commission, The North Branch Nature Center and Amphibians everywhere.