Do I blog enough to detail some non-birding topics I think birders might like to hear about?
Of course! this is my blog, and I'm interested in it's content :D
Let's talk catfish.
not the online type, where one person attempts to persuade you that they are 21, and love you for your personality not your money, but could you please send 300 bitcoin.
This is about Catfish catfish, only real tiny ones.
Genus: Noturus. Known as "Madtoms" or sometimes "willowcats". These are a group of small, usually not more than about 3.5 inches long catfish.
I'm going to search for them in the Ichetucknee river. One species has been reported at Ichetucknee Spings, but nothing from the river itself. I want to change that by finding at least one of two possibilities:
1. The Speckled Madtom (Noturus leptacanthus) This one has been reported in 2026 in the Santa fe, upstream from the Ichetucknee confluence.
2. The Tadpole Madtom (Noturus gyrinus) This was reported in Ichetucknee springs, back in 2023, looks like the guy holding it was a diver. If i can i may revisit the springs, and snorkel around the edges.
There are things working against me. There's weather possibilities, low water conditions, and the water may be moving too fast.
Won't know until i Try though, and i'm determined.
Snorkel and GoPro are ready for the MadDash to see MadToms!
I'll see birds too....
In the meantime, check out this cool documentary about some common species of Madtoms:
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