Acoustic Study Confirms Rare Eastern Spadefoot in Region

Acoustic Study Confirms Rare Eastern Spadefoot in Region

SOLOMONS, Md. — The Calvert Marine Museum’s Estuarine Biology Department has published findings from a 2025 study that used nighttime acoustic recording technology to monitor frog and toad species across Southern Maryland and Virginia’s Northern Neck. The research, supported by a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust and equipment from CHESPAX, documented the presence of the rare Eastern spadefoot at five of ten deployment sites. The study, conduc…