Here is a short video recording of a single Bufo cognatus calling at sunset. There is also a good number of Hyla chrysoscelis calling around the same pond. I will take a flashlight with me tonight and see if I can catch the little dudes in action.
Sorry about the quality, had to use the cell phone...
Listen carefully, the flooded river, the factory I work at and the Cope's Gray Treefrogs darn there drown out the toad.
They really do sound like a ball-peen hammer being whacked on an anvil!
The yellow lites are a wastewater treatment plant, but feel free to tell your friends it is a monster...
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I don't hear the Bufo cognatus. Which is funny because it's probably the most ear-splitting call on the planet. Good luck finding more, Johnny, and thanks for posting.
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They sound beautiful, Thanks for sharing. I hope we get to see them in action.
Nope, not a cognatus in there that I can hear. There are various anurans but no cognatus. Might just be I can't pick it out from the video. Have you heard a cognatus calling? It's quite likely the loudest frog call in the world and it's ear bleedingly loud if you're within a few feet of the toad.
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Yup, I have heard them. Have my gear with me tonight and will get a better recording when the hail quits.
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