Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Yardening Summer 2013, 1 by coleup

coleup wrote:
I like the toads that hang out below the entry lights that are left on all night at the condos where I deliver the paper. They are better than bug zappers! As kids we had toads as 'pets' and would toss bugs to them.

Gita, the Cane Toads we had in Hawaii were huge, 5 inches and up! See pic #1
It would be more likely that yours is a Fowlers Toad which is native to MD and adapts to urban/suburban living. Is its under belly one color or spotted?

Fowlers Toad http://wakeaudubon.org/wordpress/?p=327

Glad you all have adopted each other! Toads can live 5 or more years.