[mou] marsh growl guess

[Thomas Maiello]

I got many responses to my marsh bird growl and several were the  
Northern Leopard Frog.  Steve Weston was kind enough to forward me a  
web site that let me hear the calls of practically any frog there is  
in NA.  It didn't seem to sound like that.  Then that wise Alyssa  
suggested a Great Blue Heron or Great Egret and suggested I listen to  
them on line.  I have the CDs, so I listened and the call is most like  
the egret or heron.  Not the entire call just a small piece.  I think  
I imagined that the call came from something nesting or mate calling -  
so I didn't even consider waders since they generally nest in  
rookeries or at least in some elevated place.  So I don't know for  
sure what it was yet.  I am open to some type of amphibian but it was  
more of a growl than a croak - so I am going to stay in the question  
and see if I can hear it again tomorrow - armed with hearing of the  
frog call on line and the the birds.  I will keep you apprised.


Life is so much richer when I stay in the question.  I may even have  
to wade out, knee deep in marsh mush to find this one out.

I don't put it past a frog to fool me though.

Dang! Now I just got the lead for a Pickerel Frog and from Steve's web  
lead that sounds closer too - but still leaning towards the birds.  Am  
I just stubborn or what?

Thank you all so much for your responses.  I knew I could count on you.

Thomas Maiello
Angel Environmental Management, Inc.
Maple Grove, MN