I have never heard the voice of the western toad. Where I live, the most commonly heard amphibian is the Pacific treefrog. I was somewhat surprised to find that toads prefer walking rather than hopping. It still amazes me when I walk down to the river bar in the morning and see all the toad tracks. There certainly are a lot of them out there.
Morning is the best time to see the tracks, before the wind has erased the little delicate imprints.
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