Finally - Frog Voices!

Our trip to San Antonio had been cancelled (on account of rain - don't know if they even got rain) so we headed down to Georgetown early. First we went to Mankins Crossing where we sought some rare birds (we often don't know what we are looking at - especially when we are talking LBBs). Instead we saw the shallows full of Killdeer (15+), Greater Yellow Legs (3), and many, many peeps. Just as we were turning to go back to the car we saw two Great Egrets fly around, landing in the river.

Because we were early at Berry Springs Park, we headed to look at the Beaver Lodge. There we observed the (almost) resident Great Blue Heron. The heron startled and flew into a nearby tree and posed for some amazing sunset photos. Three Pied-billed Grebes - again almost residents - were feeding at the pond.

I tarted hearing Rio Grande Leopard Frogs calling about 6:15 PM. They continued calling until we started recording. I have a couple of "brrrm" calls, but have not figured out if I will be able to download (new phone - different app). I did see three very large (4 inches +) tadpoles in the shallows and got one decent photo. We suspect, because of the size, these are American Bullfrog tadpoles. They all appeared to be in good shape with no anomalies.

This was a good way to start the season.

Posted on February 19, 2018 03:42 AM by alflinn329