A spring peeper is pictured at the Audubon Community Nature Center Photo by Jeff Tome Audubon just wrapped up our last weekend of Audubon Lights, where colorful lights and scenes illuminated one of ...

Those may not be the words of Alfred Lord Tennyson but they ring true enough. For a diminutive animal, the size of a thumbnail, spring peepers make quite a bit of noise. A pond full of males peeping ...

At the end of this winter of our discontented warmth, a correspondent in Richmond reported that the peepers were already singing their springsong in his pond. The last of March, this was. The next ...

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 ...

The spring peepers are in stereo. Spring has finally sprung. The cacophony is emanating from hundreds of male spring peepers. Each peep is made when a frog forces air from its lungs, over the vocal ...

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 ...

Temperatures that have been swinging up and down over the short spring season have helped extend the spring chorus of frogs and toads across our area for weeks longer than usual. Many types of frogs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring peepers are a sure sign of spring. The males make loud peeps to attract potential female mates. (Submitted by John Klymko - ...

The chorus of chirps and peeps fill the evenings each year — and it's a sure sign of spring. But what is making the noise? It's a type of frog called a spring peeper. Widely distributed in eastern ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Spring peepers are a ...