I visited 4 sites tonight figuring several days in the upper 50s and 60s would trigger a good start to the 2016 FrogWatch season, and I wasn’t disappointed! I started at Canal Way Metroparks and was teased by a single Spring Peeper making a single peep when I was there. Brecksville Station was next followed by Vaughn Road and Hinkley’s Whipps Ledges was my final stop. Brecksville and Hinkley had a strong Peeper count, Vaughn had 2-3 Chorus frogs joining the Peepers. Hinkley use to have a strong Chorus population, but I just don’t hear them there any more. I sure do hope they make a showing, because it would be sad to not hear them there this year. Their population is definatly on the decline in the Metroparks. Woodcocks are buzzing around Canal Way, Brecksville and Vaughn. They make a decending buzz like sound maybe a second in duration, and are very charming birds that call at night. Here’s a sample of tonight’s activity  from Brecksville Station. The IPhone doesn’t record well in low light settings, but the sound of the Peepers keeps it lively! The next recording shows a casualty at the end. It may have been left overs from a preditors interrupted meal. A closer look revealed that it was a female with developing eggs. If there are any snapping turtles active, it will not last long.