Lake Creek Cold and Rainy March - Sunday 13Mar2017

While I was enjoying an epic tour of Jordan and Israel, Kathy McCormack was keeping our Amphibian Watch rolling by leading my site for me. THANK YOU!!!

Here is her report:
After being rescheduled for the next night due to rain, the March 2017 monthly amphibian monitoring at Lake Creek Dam was cold and quiet from a frog and toad standpoint. About an inch of water was flowing over the dam. Just once, one cricket frog clicked about a dozen times at the creek, but no recording was obtained. No frogs or toads were seen at the creek or at the stone wall along the sidewalk, no snakes were seen fishing below the dam, but several bats were seen flying over the creek shortly after sunset.

However, three Great Horned Owls put on a show the entire hour that we were there – calling to each other and flying between trees and across the creek. Because the leaves hadn’t come out fully yet, and it was overcast, we were able to see their big, silhouetted bodies in the trees and on top of a nearby home’s roof exhaust pipe.

Many thanks to Myra for showing up on the original night, and to Hunter and Carolyn for coming out on the next night. Thanks, also, to Bill who was ready to drive over to the site if there wasn’t anyone else there.

The environmental data for the monitoring hour of 18:35 – 19:35 was:
· Air temperature – 52.0 deg F (11.0C)
· Water temperature – 59.0 deg F (15.0C)
· Sky – mostly cloudy (0)
· Water Level – above average (AA)
· Relative Humidity at Sunset – 53%

Amphibian Watch Report:
A few Northern Cricket Frogs, individuals rarely calling, for a "C1" this evening.
No recordings or pix.

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