Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) in Labrador, Canada: an update

Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) was first confirmed in Labrador in 1998, when vocalizations were recorded near Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Prior to this, only unsubstantiated reports of Spring Peepers in Labrador existed. In 2006, we visually documented nine Spring Peepers at six locations west of H...

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Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Rashleigh, Karen R., Crowell, Michael
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2019
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Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/2051
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v132i2.2051
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Summary:Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) was first confirmed in Labrador in 1998, when vocalizations were recorded near Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Prior to this, only unsubstantiated reports of Spring Peepers in Labrador existed. In 2006, we visually documented nine Spring Peepers at six locations west of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, in the lower Churchill River valley. In 2014, using auditory surveys, we further documented 1–10 Spring Peepers calling at 13 additional locations in the same general area. These new records support earlier findings and provide additional information on the species at the extreme northeastern edge of its range.