Russ, Being that we are both from NY I am sure we can attest that the Taxes are way too high. That being said there is some merit in the Texas theory. This happens only when there is significant rain and runoff. They also try to move up the creek and against the current. I have been told they move during wet times because it allows them to make it to other potential places without the fear of drying out and them dying. The only problem with that is when they get to my road and the cars get them. One year it looked like a war zone with over 50 killed in from of my driveway. Ohhhhh the Humanity!!!!!

But seriously it is a very interesting thing to see and then to watch a Frog snatch one of them and see the claws still trying to pinch its way out of the frogs mouth was wild.

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1/10 - 1/4 acre pond plus 16 ft deep/ Plus 40 ft by 20 ft by 6 ft deep koi and fathead minnow pond next to it. Upstate NY