The Pond

The Blanchard Cricket Frog is an endangered species.

The DNR did a "calling" at the pond in August, 2004, and heard quite a "chorus" of cricket frogs.  In September, they came out and did a habitat study.  Here are some pictures of that event, and some pictures of the cricket frogs that were found here!

Click on each picture below for an enlargement!

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DNR agents		 searching.JPG (87449 bytes)
Searching for frogs and taking water samples		 point1.JPG (82987 bytes)
Here's one!		 frog1.JPG (84001 bytes)
Here's another!
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There seemed to be a lot of cricket frogs!		 frog3.jpg (55524 bytes)
This is a large cricket frog.		 fingertips.jpg (49000 bytes)
They are usually as big as a fingertip.		 in_algae.JPG (85411 bytes)
This one is hiding in algae.
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Gear for testing the environment.		 probes.jpg (76716 bytes)
Probes to measure water quality		 testing.jpg (34093 bytes)
Testing the water samples		 wind.jpg (57265 bytes)
Wind measurements

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This dragonfly shares the pond.		 crane.JPG (51141 bytes)
This crane might like to lunch on the frogs.		  

The pictures below were supplied by the DNR agents. 
They were taken this summer, although not at out pond.

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Close up

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Tadpole

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Two Cricket Frogs