How to Identify Early Spring Frogs By Their Unique Calls

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

SAVING THE CHIRICAHUA LEOPARD FROG

When a Chiricahua leopard frog wants attention, it snores — at least, its distinctive call sounds like a snore. But the sound of snoring around desert streams, springs and even stock tanks is a lot ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Frog-call recognition seminars stretch well beyond 'ribbit'

The Southern leopard frog sounds like it's laughing when making its calls, and the spring peeper imitates the clucking of a chicken. When the green tree frog of Arkansas revs up, its croak sounds like ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Before Meditation Apps, Listeners Were Hooked on Whale Songs, Rain Sounds and the ‘Scream of the Southern Leopard Frog’

We’ve been listening to the great outdoors from the comfort of our homes since the invention of the portable tape recorder. Can nature sounds drown out the cacophony of modern life? Ellen Wexler - ...
thetimesherald

Is Michigan losing its frogs? Here's how you can help find out

Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Speaking of Nature: ‘Those sound like chickens’: Wood frogs and spring peepers are back — and loud as ever

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 ...