I've been working down in Pompton Lakes, NJ this week (and coming back next week). Haven't had much time or opportunity to explore, but tonight I heard some frogs/toads singing from the lake behind the hotel. Got out the flashlight and the camera and had a look. I haven't taken the time to look too closely at the pictures I took, but judging by the song, I'm pretty sure these are Fowler's toads (Bufo fowleri). They're quite different looking than the ones I found in Tennessee, but I guess that's bound to happen 1000 miles away. There were also a few American toads singing, but I didn't see them. A couple bullfrogs also making their deep noises, but they were in too deep of much to go after in my flip-flops. Maybe next time...
Here's a video of that last one singing: Forgive the shaky camera - I was crouching in the mud holding the flashlight in one hand and the camera in the other. You can hear others in the background calling (and plenty of traffic on the interstate). He starts singing about 26 seconds into it. They didn't seem to mind that I was there at all...
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