We've hit 107F for the fourth day in a row so a lot of my watering, etc. is getting done at night.  I saw this visitor on one of my potted figs tonight.  When I went back 15 minutes later he had moved down onto the rim of the pot.  Hunting for insects, I hope.

It looks like the wood frogs we have around here, but they don't climb like that. Northern Pacific Tree Frog?

I have no idea what kind of frog this is.  I don't think we had these frogs around here that I noticed until maybe 5-10 years ago.  We have a lot of drainage ditches and I see them near them more often but I think this crowded shade house provides a good environment.

OK, there are 3 subspecies of Pacific Tree Frog: Northern, Baja, and Sierran. They can change color from green to brown and are supposed to be the most common frog on the Pacific Coast.

Maybe they like cattails as well as trees?  They mostly reside in the drain ditches where there are lots of cattails.

Regardless of ID, those little guys will help you. We've got tree frogs and a host of lizards scurrying around here. Without them, I'd hate to think how many insects would be around.

typically we see some green tree frogs this time of the yr. but i haven't seen them this yr. but have seen few toads digging into my 1 gal containers. they sit there tight with soil over them. had to chase few away.

I do quite a bit of outdoor work at night time and have come close to stepping on some of these in the past so move them out of the way if they're in harm's way.  I remember seeing a toad about 45 years ago, don't know if I've seen any since.  Our delta island went under water for many months in 1972 so there were some wildlife changes after that.

Harvey,
I have the same little guys on my pots. Occasionally one will hop into the house amusing the cats. Soon as I see it back outside it goes. I'll have to check the subspecies charastics next one I see but I think most are the Baja, gray-brown and no spots/blotches on top.
Sue

I have no idea how many tree frogs, Geckos, Anole lizards and toads we have around here. I'm sure they number in the 100's. Last year I had a kiddie pool that we set up for the toads to spawn in and we grew out close to 500 toads. Most of them I'm sure were eaten by something but I frequently see them hoping around. The tree frogs are the least seen. Not sure why. Maybe I'll figure out what they need to grow more numerous.