To my surprise, the red-eared slider (a species indigenous to the southern US, but popularly sold in the pet trade), survived the winter, and was sunning himself not far from the painted turtle. Also in the pond a few, very few, wood frogs were calling. Nowhere near the chorus of a few years ago. I went down to the pond a couple of nights ago, on one of those warm evenings, but again, only a few wood frogs calling.