Yesterday I went to the vernal pool on the East-West Road (just east of Black Mt. Road) and I was a little perturbed. There were no egg masses for wood frogs or salamanders. I saw only 5 wood frogs. Usually the pond is filled with them It seems that migration of salamanders should have occurred since there were several days it was warm and rainy. The pool itself is filled with algae and another brown substance which I can't identify. I'll keep my eye on the pool.