A visit to Huntley Meadows today was like going to a concert- of frogs. Leopard Frogs quacking away like little ducks, Spring Peepers trilling away, and the occasional Pickerel Frog making their odd snoring calls (one of the staff members had already found frog eggs). Saw my first Tree Swallows of the season hawking over the wetlands, catching gnats. A newly arrived Eastern Wood-Pewee was perched at the top of a Red Maple, surveying the swamp. On the way over spotted my first Osprey of the season circling over Cameron Run near the Beltway.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Swamp Concerto
A visit to Huntley Meadows today was like going to a concert- of frogs. Leopard Frogs quacking away like little ducks, Spring Peepers trilling away, and the occasional Pickerel Frog making their odd snoring calls (one of the staff members had already found frog eggs). Saw my first Tree Swallows of the season hawking over the wetlands, catching gnats. A newly arrived Eastern Wood-Pewee was perched at the top of a Red Maple, surveying the swamp. On the way over spotted my first Osprey of the season circling over Cameron Run near the Beltway.
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