After recent rains and with the warmer weather the frogs and toads have started calling at my friend's property. I finally had a chance to go out and listen to the calls and attempt to figure out which creatures are there. She had heard Narrow-mouthed toads last week, but they weren't calling last night. I was surprised to hear no leopard frogs. We are in an area where the Southern and Rio Grande ranges overlap, but there were no calls.
In addition to wildflowers, milkweed, insects (including one Monarch caterpillar) and such we heard Gulf Coast Toads CI-2, Chorus Frogs (Spotted, maybe?) CI - 1, Blanchard's Cricket Frogs CI -3, and American Bullfrogs CI-1.
One thrilling moment was when a couple of Green Herons flew over just before dusk and an American Beaver began to swim and feed within our sight. My photos are terrible, but enough for an identification. We think we may have figured out where the lodge may be.
The mosquitoes chased us inside.
Also paintbrushes and other plants in photo.
Also Antelope horns milkweed
Also Antelope Horns Milkweed
Sorry about the photo. Dim light.
Sorry about the photo. Light and poor photographer.
Also antelope horns and ladybug
And antelope horns milkweed
Surprised to find this caterpillar with the other insects and milkweed
Also chorus frogs and Gulf Coast Toads
CI-3
And Gulf Coast Toads
BCF CI-3, GCT CI-2
First 12 or so seconds. The rest is Blanchard's Cricket frogs and Gulf Coast Toads
And Blanchard's Cricket Frog.
GCT Call Index -2
Call starts at 22 seconds
I think I hear chorus frogs at the beginning of the recording as well as Blanchard's Cricket Frogs and Gulf Coast Toads.
For the chorus frogs it would be CI - 1
CI - 1
Also Blanchard's Cricket Frogs and Chorus Frog
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