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sfbg.com | Culture Shocked |
 | | The brass ring of frog watching in the Bay Area is the California red-legged frog, an endangered species so rare that if a frog watcher hears its song a series of short "unks" followed by a growl he or she is supposed to try to record it and contact the group immediately. |
 | | In the field, frog watching is a mellow pursuit, conducted with equipment no more elaborate than a flashlight, a pen, and an official "amphibian-calling survey form." The flashlight isn't for spying frogs, which aren't partial to light and sometimes freeze up, mesmerized when it's shined on them. |
 | | A half hour to two hours after sunset, the frog watcher stakes out a spot near a body of water (which can be as humble as a puddle), switches off his or her flashlight, and silently listens for about three minutes. |
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