Amphibian Watch, Devine Lake Park, March Muddy Madness

It was overcast when we left the house. As we headed south the clouds dropped lower and lower. It was misty and then started to rain before we were half-way to the park. We continued on. to the park and made various observations before dusk. Then we gathered with 8 others (including one Junior Master Naturalist in training, his younger brother and other family members).

We heard Rio Grande Leopard frogs calling a CI of 1 or 2. Then we caught two Rio Grande Leopard frogs (one called as we completed our examination) and 1 Gulf Coast Toad (small and a strange color).

It is always fun to have young people along. I showed M and E a few things I'd seen before it got dark - mullosks and plants. We talked about different things we'd seen in the past and M remembered a trip we had made together to Berry Springs (ALWAYS good to know that they remember our carefully planned trips!).

The bats made themselves known visually and on the "bat detector." Two Great Horned Owls called from the oak grove.

All in all it was a cold, wet, muddy, and successful watch.

Posted on March 4, 2018 03:52 AM by alflinn329