LAKE TWP. – Nothing announces its presence like the spring peeper. Sure, gobblers and songbirds might be the dominant vocalists of the daytime, but when darkness falls the chorus of the peeper ...
During a recent lecture on evolution, I had to explain the differences between three different processes known as geographic, temporal and behavioral isolation. Geographic isolation is the easiest of ...
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 ...
The Spring Peeper frog song is loud and one of the best places to hear it is at Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve Watch Next Spencer, Indiana suffers flooding from the White River on Sunday April 6 ...
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 ...
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – What creature sings all night long, has a bubble on its chin, can freeze like a popsicle in winter and miraculously comes back to life in early spring, and can help ...
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 ...
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 ...