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 ...

Amazing things happen in nature as spring begins. The weather changes, plants and trees begin to flourish, and animals start ...

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 ...

A chorus in the wetlands! At Boot Lake Nature Preserve in Elkhart, IN, Evie discovered the trills of the Western Chorus Frog. These tiny frogs may be hard to spot, but their calls are a sure sign that ...

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, ...

Participants in a recent hike at Woodland Mound look for different types of amphibians making their annual migration to lay eggs in vernal pools. In the waning days of winter, as the temperatures ...

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 ...

For me, it is among the most welcome of sounds as the mid-valley's winter begins its turn to spring: tiny frogs making big noises in the area's wetlands. The creatures who make that racket are Pacific ...