For some, robins are the first sign of spring. But the changing of the seasons may be more accurately forecast by songs from a wet forest floor. On a warm night, wander near any fresh water and you’ll ...

You might think the sounds you hear coming from wetlands are the distant quacking of ducks. You’d be wrong. Or you might think the evening chorus of chirping along the creek is produced by a flock of ...

Zak Mertz holds a spring peeper frog, moments before setting it free next to a vernal pool in Weymouth, Mass. Inside the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Zak Mertz pointed to what he called a ...

Silent night? Not in many parts of Alabama that are home to chorus frogs. The Ornate Chorus frog has black splotches and a distinct call. Its prime breeding time is December. “It’s just a real sharp, ...

Every spring, visitors are serenaded by a chorus of frogs emanating from Stillman’s cattail marsh. And almost every person comments, “Listen to those spring peepers.” Guess what? Almost everyone who ...

Yesterday (3/4 – Monday) was the first day I heard the “spring peepers” or chorus frogs. They are among the first sounds of spring. In the evening…I sometimes walk out to the end of the driveway to ...

Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center assistant director Alex Holmes shares how to listen for frogs in February that signal spring is on its way. Spring awakening in Missouri is a thing of wonder.

One of the earliest signs of spring isn’t something you can see, feel, or touch. You probably won’t even hear it during the day. This harbinger of spring is heard in the evening, long before the last ...

Seven species of frogs and one toad make the Northland their home. Each lays its eggs in water. Some stay in the water, others go off to live on land for the rest of the year. All give calls and songs ...

Several times each summer, Iowans drive set routes at night and turn a discerning ear to the 16 unique frog and toad songs ...