Ahhhh Spring! The thought of spring conjures up many sights, smells and sounds. After a long, hard winter, that red, red robin is a sight for frozen eyes to many and a sign of things to come for all.

They used to be classified in the same family as what we call tree frogs, like the Grey Treefrog (another great noisy animal) in genus Hyla, but have been recently reclassified to the genus Pseudacris ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sunday night, I was stunned by a chorus of frogs from a wet patch of brush a long stone's throw from the wiggling walking trail that is flanked by business US-10. Spring frogs create one of the ...

Despite the name, the spring peeper is not the first frog Iowan's can expect to hear this year - that honor traditionally goes to the chorus frog. The difference is in the amphibian's call. The spring ...

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 ...