04-13-15 Another Night at RiverBend With Little to Hear

Another official Frog Call Survey tonight at RiverBend and didn't hear anything *officially*. There were far fewer Western Chorus frogs along the way than last time. One did call as I arrived at the Meadow, but was quiet for my five minute waiting period and my official 10 minutes of listening, so he doesn't count except as a footnote. Similarly, there was a very nice chorus of American Toads somewhere across the river at my monitoring spot there -- I could hear them but they weren't where I was monitoring. The recording, however, is of them. You have to listen hard -- there's the river in the foreground and distant highway noise in the background. Somewhere in the middle if you listen hard enough, there's a chorus of American toads (they were easier to hear in person than in this recording). Non-amphibian highlights included a couple of crayfish strolling the grassy path I was walking.