newts and salamanders in the pond guesses

Oregon, USDA Zone 7
No newts or salamanders in pond. Some under pond filter in nearby shed, and
in and around wood piles or rotten floor boards in shed.
No native frogs or toads in or around pond :-( Had a bullfrog male and two
females one year, but they slowly dwindled away, which is fine by me.
Numerous garter snakes, some that like to swim along edges of pond now and
then.
West Nile Virus has now been confirmed in our neighborhood (dead birds). I
hope that as our crow and blue jay populations thin, the frog and toad
populations will increase. Maybe some of the native bird populations will
also increase.
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zookeeper
Oregon, USDA Zone 7
3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies


"Ka30P" wrote in message
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So a quick survey of current rec.ponders. How many of you have found newts
or
salamanders showing up in your pond?

zookeeper wrote West Nile Virus has now been confirmed in our neighborhood
(dead birds).

Wow! You are in Portland aren't you?


kathy :-)
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"Ka30P" wrote in message
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zookeeper wrote West Nile Virus has now been confirmed in our
neighborhood
(dead birds).

Wow! You are in Portland aren't you?

Actually in Eugene. And the two dead birds were found less than a mile from
where we live. Although I'm not surprised that WNV is here now -- less than
a mile from Willamette and McKenzie Rivers, and lots of sloughs and gravel
pit lakes full of mosquitos. Our area is near a freeway and major shopping
center, but also bordered by some wilderness like areas with deer, raccoon,
possum, beaver, nutria, fowl, etc., as well as a huge colony of crows just a
block away.
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Zk