No Frogs This Year I guess.

 

One of the little traditions I have always had around here during warm spells in February has been the frog chorus. It was always a grand mixture of probably every frog type around here as I recognized bull frogs in the mix but it was mostly tree frogs I think. We get a bunch of them all Summer long here, or always had before this Spring anyway.

I first grew to expect them back in the 90's as there was an event that happens up in St. Louis about this time I would always go to and it would almost always correspond with a February warm spell.  I would get home and the frogs were always there loud as hell waiting and I would listen to them half the night carrying on.

Not this year. The frogs are gone. My guess is they went with the trees that were destroyed this Winter along with the wetland ditch that was bulldozed out and the ancient old pond that was over there. My hope is the population will come back eventually, maybe I will hear em again, maybe some will migrate over here to my side of the road somehow.

I don't know why they always came out so strong in February and were so loud. I never associated them with any other time of the year but those warm February nights. It is odd when I think about it but I did immediately notice their absence even though I didn't think about it consciously until I was standing outside in the warmth the other night.  

I hope I am wrong but I haven't heard them yet and it's been up to the 70's a few time already easily. They should be out there singing now...but nothing. Only traffic noise.

 

Oh well Life goes on I guess.

 

Keep Prepping Everyone!!!