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 ...

The northern leopard frog is often discussed as the earliest frog sound you’ll hear when the temperatures begin to rise. The more frog calls you hear, the better the ecosystem. Many frog calls begin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woodland phlox are blooming, robins are nest building, thermometers are fluctuating and spring peepers are singing their chorus in ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAKE TWP. – Nothing announces its presence like the spring peeper. Sure, gobblers and songbirds might be the dominant vocalists of the daytime, but when darkness falls the chorus of the peeper ...

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 ...

If you’re out on a walk in early spring and you happen to hear clucking, don’t start looking around for barnyard birds. The wood frog is one of the first frog species to emerge in late winter in the ...

Northern Leopard Frogs are typically the first frog you'll hear when the temperatures begin to rise. The northern leopard frog is often discussed as the earliest frog sound you'll hear when the ...