One of the earliest signs of spring isn’t something you can see, feel, or touch. You probably won’t even hear it during the day. This harbinger of spring is heard in the evening, long before the last ...

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 ...

After the winter we had, it’s incredibly enjoyable to once again hear birds singing. Our avian friends that we too often take ...

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 ...

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 ...

Join Evie as she explores the fascinating world of Spring Peepers, those tiny frogs that f Join Evie as she explores the fascinating world of Spring Peepers, those tiny frogs that fill the air with ...

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 ...

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 ...

At a Laingsburg nature center, spring nights come alive with frog croaks, bird calls and cricket chirps. A group of hikers ...

A Northern Spring Peeper crawling over a bed of moss. iSTOCK/COX A Northern Spring Peeper crawling over a bed of moss. iSTOCK/COX I’ve heard, or more accurately, read, that you can hear a lion’s roar ...

Among the many sounds of spring are the chorus frogs – the “spring peepers”. In the evening…I sometimes walk out to the end of the driveway to check out the moon, the stars and listen to the sounds of ...