Did not see many but they were clearly present by their calls. They did not seem to be in as great a number as the wood frogs or spotted salamanders at this location or in as great a number as they were at a nearby less wooded vernal pool (see earlier observation).
Spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) were present at one of two vernal ponds I visited and deafening at the other. Temperature was in the upper 60s, unseasonably warm. Largely overcast. They were active before sunset but, as I say, deafening after.
Striking pinkish-purple orchid. Single basal leaf. At the edge of a bog, although it can be found widely scattered in mixed forests throughout this region this time of year. It is often considered a sign of morel season in the Pacific Northwest.
