LOL! Yes tree frogs are incredibly loud! I had about 5-6 singing to each other yesterday evening in the back yard and I could hardly hear my family talking to me while out on the deck! They are really hard to find too. I have one that retires to a little ledge on the top of my shed every year.....same spot. He's so cute! I love going to sleep with my windows open so I can hear them, but sometimes, I just have to close the window 'cause they are sooooooo loud! They are pretty amazing little creatures. I think they are attracted to my backyard because I have several little water gardens. They deposit their eggs in the water. They are so sensitive to the presence of water, that if I go out to just water a few plants, they start singing! I don't know if they see the water, or just hear or smell it! Ain't nature grand? :)

Nope, the who in a great horned is a distinctive who with a deep tonal quality. This was definitely more of a child's slide whistle quality, more of a toot. I'm thinking it was a northern saw-whet as it most closely matches that tonal quality. Here is a link that might be useful: Listen to

I'm not sure if this will help, but the best tip I've found to help cover my blueberries with netting is to drive stakes of some sort into the ground and put glass jars upside down on top of the stakes. . That lets the netting slide on and off easily. I weigh the edge down with some bricks, and have a spot at one end where I can pick up the bricks to step under. i use bamboo stakes because they are cheap even in long lengths, so I have three rows of the stakes - one on each side of the blueberry patch and one row down the middle. It lets me get around in there without too much stooping, which I also at my age do not like. If you are having trouble driving stakes in, try using a digging bar to make a small hole first - I use one to make holes for the pvc tubing I use in the garden for making hoop houses.

Thanks tsugajunkie, I think you're right! It's one of its different calls, and I forgot. I should have known by the volume! They're tiny but have loud voices. Thanks again!