Multiple species of frogs form loud groups on rainy winter nights, particularly in south Alabama. Winter breeding frogs like ...

Harbinger, by definition, means to herald the coming of. A harbinger could be a bad omen, but it is commonly used in the positive sense to announce the arrival of something good/nice. I’d like to ...

Some Vermonters are fed up with leaf-peepers, a term coined for tourists who visit for the picturesque fall foliage in the region. Vermont’s economy relies on tourism, and many say they welcome the ...

Audio: Listen to the din of dozens of calling spring peepers in a Southeast Oklahoma wetland area. (Approx. 3 minutes) Chorus frog or tree frog: That is the question. If you're hearing a peeping, high ...

Have you heard the spring peepers, yet? I just realized with the recent cool (cold!) nights that there hasn’t been a peep from these little guys. According to the WVDNR, spring peepers are nocturnal ...

Don’t be fooled by its small stature—Michigan’s smallest frog also happens to be the loudest. When male spring peepers call, they inflate a speckled brown or greenish vocal sac under their chin into a ...

As you are dusting off your hiking boots and enjoying the spring air? While out in nature, you might start to hear the familiar buzzing of pollinators and the trill of a migrating warbler, but the ...

Missouri hides a secret that savvy travelers and in-the-know locals have been quietly enjoying while the rest of us waste time in overcrowded tourist traps. Tucked into the heart of the Ozarks, ...

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 ...

Inside the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Zak Mertz pointed to what he called a “very handsome” tiny brown frog camouflaged among the leaves in a terrarium. A family spotted the little guy ...