Last night my wife Katy and I counted frogs (for the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program) along FM-529 near KPC's Field Office and were blown away by both the numbers and abundance of species. These are the species we heard clicking, booming, popping, whistling, ratcheting calling last night:
- Bullfrog
- Western Chorus Frog
- Coastal Plain (Gulf Coast) Toad, by far the most abundant (we heard them at all 10 stops!)
- Cricket Frog
- Eastern Narrow-mouth Toad
- Squirrel Treefrog
- Green Treefrog
This remarkable night was made possible by the storms of last week; nearly every field was wet. It makes me think that this weekend's free Prairie Discovery Tour at the Mary Manor Preserve should be quite special. If you haven't yet signed up, give us a call at 713.523.6135 and we'll be happy to do so.
Jaime Gonzalez
Community Education Manager
Katy Prairie Conservancy
