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 ...

A male spring peeper calls out for a mate. Screengrab from video by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife. You might not spot a spring peeper in the wild but you’d have no problem hearing one. The tiny tree ...

Peeper seekers, Gianna George, Mt. Airy, takes a photo of her children, Alaina, 3 and Grady, 5 prior to the search. Nearly 30 people gathered with buckets, nets and flashlights at East West Park in Mt ...

Every spring, visitors are serenaded by a chorus of frogs emanating from Stillman’s cattail marsh. And almost every person comments, “Listen to those spring peepers.” Guess what? Almost everyone who ...

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 ...

Spring peepers is Ohio's smallest native frog, but the chorus of high-pitched peeps the males make during mating season can be quite loud. The emergence of the spring peepers, which already can be ...

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 ...

You might not spot a spring peeper in the wild but you’d have no problem hearing one. The tiny tree frogs are well hidden thanks to their natural camouflage and their size — usually measuring about 1 ...