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 ...
With a body the color of dead leaves and a black “mask” extending behind the eyes, the wood frog is unmistakable if you can actually find one. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON During a recent lecture ...
Heralding the season’s arrival with a high-pitched chorus, spring peepers are a sure sign that winter is loosening its grip. Despite their diminutive size — often only about 1 inch — these tree frogs ...
Among the many sounds of spring are the chorus frogs – the “spring peepers”. In the evening…I sometimes walk out to the end of the driveway to check out the moon, the stars and listen to the sounds of ...
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 ...
During a recent lecture on evolution, I had to explain the differences between three different processes known as geographic, temporal and behavioral isolation. Geographic isolation is the easiest of ...
We had been waiting impatiently for the end of the winter cold. We wanted to hear the spring concert of the tree frog chorus. Finally, on April 25, as we drove the Beauty Lake Road, we heard that ...
Join Evie as she explores the fascinating world of Spring Peepers, those tiny frogs that f Join Evie as she explores the fascinating world of Spring Peepers, those tiny frogs that fill the air with ...