[NatureNS] Toads trilling

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Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 13:44:59 -0300
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On Saturday, June 1, my wife and I witnessed quite a toad spectacle at the J=
eremy's Bay beach at Keji.  Toads were trilling there the night before but a=
t about 1:00pm on Sat. at least 15 male toads were trilling and hopping, tac=
kling each other, rolling temporarily joined and pretty much going for anyth=
ing that moved.=20

We decided to get a little closer and even walking barefooted caused the hor=
mone boosted toads to jump on our feet or toes. A wiggle of a toe was enough=
 to have a toad land almost immediately on our feet.=20

We watched the toads tackle each other for a hour while we were there but  d=
id not see any females in that area.=20

Dave

Sent by iPhone=20


On 2013-06-04, at 6:18 AM, Nancy P Dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:

> This is the first week I have heard the toads trilling at L Torment (E Dal=
housie, Kings Co). Here is a pretty good rendition of their call for anyone w=
ho is not familiar with it:
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> http://www.leaps.ms/americantoad.mp3
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> They must have very small territories because I can count at least 10 diff=
erently pitched trills along 100' of shoreline. It is an unusual machine-lik=
e chorus and worth listening for.=20
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> Nancy
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> Sent from my iPhone

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>On Saturday, June 1, my wife and I wit=
nessed quite a toad spectacle at the Jeremy's Bay beach at Keji. &nbsp;Toads=
 were trilling there the night before but at about 1:00pm on Sat. at least 1=
5 male toads were trilling and hopping, tackling each other, rolling tempora=
rily joined and pretty much going for anything that moved.&nbsp;</div><div><=
br></div><div>We decided to get a little closer and even walking barefooted c=
aused the hormone boosted toads to jump on our feet or toes. A wiggle of a t=
oe was enough to have a toad land almost immediately on our feet.&nbsp;</div=
><div><br></div><div>We watched the toads tackle each other for a hour while=
 we were there but &nbsp;did not see any females in that area.&nbsp;</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Dave<br><br>Sent by iPhone&nbsp;<div><br></div></div><div>=
<br>On 2013-06-04, at 6:18 AM, Nancy P Dowd &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd=
@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote typ=
e=3D"cite"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; char=
set=3Dutf-8"><div style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.2=
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it-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">This is the firs=
t week I have heard the toads trilling at L Torment (E Dalhousie, Kings Co).=
 Here is a pretty good rendition of their call for anyone who is not familia=
r with it:</div><div style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0=
.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -we=
bkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div=
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omposition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-fr=
ame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><a href=3D"http://www.leaps.ms/am=
ericantoad.mp3">http://www.leaps.ms/americantoad.mp3</a></div><div style=3D"=
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition=
-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color:=
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ht-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(1=
75, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180,=
 0.230469); ">They must have very small territories because I can count at l=
east 10 differently pitched trills along 100' of shoreline. It is an unusual=
 machine-like chorus and worth listening for.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"-webk=
it-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill=
-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba=
(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-co=
lor: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 1=
92, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.23=
0469); ">Nancy</div><div style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 2=
6, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);=
 -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br>Sent f=
rom my iPhone</div></div></blockquote></body></html>=

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