Wonka Wonka

[RednekF350]

Did a little walk through some big woods tonight with my son and the dogs and much to our surprise, we came across a tiny spong full of wonkers. (Pine Barrens Treefrog) Around 6:30p.m. tonight
I only have a a brief video but you'll get the idea. We approached within about 50 yards and they gave us a good run. The rustling is one of the dogs near my feet.
Turn up your volume .

 

[ecampbell]

I is a great time of the year to be in the pines!

 

[manumuskin]

Bill and I were in a bog down here a couple nights ago,hundreds of them.He took some nice photos.

 

[whippoorbill]

Bill and I were in a bog down here a couple nights ago,hundreds of them.He took some nice photos.

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[NJChileHead]

Nice! Bill, in reference to our conversation about the strength of some of the frog choruses recently, what would you say about your observation? Was it as strong as you remember from the original recordings that we referenced?

 

[whippoorbill]

Different location from the original recording, Mark. Al and I heard a nice amount (a few dozen?) of PBTFs in Belleplain SF (pics above) last week. Gloria and I monitored Friendship two weeks ago tonight, but it was dropping to the high 40s that night. Only peepers, and a decent amount of carpenters in one of the larger bogs, braved the chill. Back to Belleplain for me tonight, but I should be able to return to Wharton next weekend. It would be nice to hear the deafening carpenter work again at Friendship and the entire cast of characters once heard at a concentration of small ponds we call Legacy. We named the latter that for a reason. Magical.

 

[NJChileHead]

Thanks Bill. It's been very dry the past few weeks, and warm. I'd be willing to bet that the next time a good rain comes through, as long as the temps don't drop, that you'll be able to get a good idea if there really is less activity now than in years past.

Best of luck!

Mark

 

[Jersey Jeff]

Friendship had its fair share of them this weekend. We took some of the kids through the bushes to snap a few photos after sunset then we walked out onto the bog to gaze at the stars and listen to the thousands of Carpenter Frogs call.