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​​​​​Just waiting for Hinkley metroparks to open. I think the soak we are getting will wake things up! Around 9pm the rangers opened up the park after a noon shut down. There was about a 10 minute break in the showers when I was able to start looking around. In the background, I could hear the peep and trill of Spring Peepers breaking the quiet. As the rains started again, I could hear a small chorus of Wood frogs calling. Wood frogs sound similar to ducks carrying on. I saw a green frog outside the park on a back road going somewhere. Quite a contrast in size is the ubiquitous Spring peeper, about an inch or so. An identifying feature on these little ones is the cross pattern on their backs. It was quite a treat to see the Spotted salamanders on the move! I took a photo with my hand as a reference to their size. One video shows a Spotted salamander moving about the pond and one can see 2 egg masses attached to some submerged twigs. 6 inches of snow on Friday and by Monday, 50 degrees and rain trigger a migration. What a great night!