Their breeding choruses are a well-known harbinger of spring in New England, and you can hear them at a wetland near you. We’re talking about spring peepers and wood frogs. They, along with some ...

A tiny peeper, aka pseudacris crucifer, makes a huge noise. This episode was first heard in March 2018 and was produced by Andrew Parrella. It’s an unmistakable sound; one that elicits memories, ...

We are in the throes of fickle spring weather with warm, sunny days followed by nights shaking with the howl of icy winds from the north. Ponds are iced-over every morning only to melt by midday. This ...

Scott Peters took this video of a spring peeper singing its heart out the other evening before the temperatures took a U-turn back to winter. Using the flash light app on his cell phone, Peters and ...

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 ...

Spring peepers are tiny brown frogs that are currently creating a loud chorus in south-central Indiana wetlands. Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve is a prime location to listen to the frog chorus ...

Those of us of a certain generation will remember Kermit the frog sitting on a log in a small wooded pond singing about The Rainbow Connection. Perhaps he got his inspiration from the singing frogs ...

They’re called “spring peepers,” but it is in winter in Georgia when the little frogs become highly vocal, anxious to attract mates and make babies. Since early February, I’ve been hearing them ...

We like to think that everything in nature has its own particular time and place. But nature is fond of throwing us curves. As a naturalist, a common question I’m asked during foliage season is, “why ...

We were all startled in the midst of a delightful night of sleep by my son, Jamie, who was sitting straight up in his sleeping bag screaming at the top of lungs, “Be quiet.” I immediately settled back ...

It’s an unmistakable sound. One that elicits memories, sights and scents of events long ago. It recalls the joy of youth, the possibility of a spring evening. But it can also incite insomnia and the ...