The temperatures took a tumble and now the spring peepers are silent and with the forecast staying chilly, not sure when they will resume their chorus songs.
Spring Peeper not Peeping
Picture of the Day for April 11, 2023
Seventy must be the magical number as once the temperature hit 70 today, the spring peepers began their spring chorus and although a tiny frog, their sound carries a long ways.
Spring Peeper Peeping
Picture of the Day for April 19, 2022
Waking up and not finding a new layer of snow was a welcome relief and having some sunshine for part of the day was an extra bonus. Although traces of snow can be found, a few hardy spring peepers welcomed the forty degree day by raising their chirping voices down at the pond for the first time this spring.
Spring Peeper Peeps Spring
Picture of the Day for April 5, 2021
The frogs have made their return for more than a week now, but with the temperature reaching 82 degrees today, the tiny spring peepers were very vocal.
Noisy Spring Peeper
Picture of the Day for April 2, 2020
The winds blew in some warmer air today, even if the clouds made it feel cooler, but the spring peepers said it was spring. The tiny frogs sure have a loud high-pitched call but they might not be singing spring tomorrow if we get some freezing rain.
Spring Peeper
Picture of the Day for April 26, 2018
Signs that spring has arrived are the return the of the bluebirds (which a pretty male bluebird was singing in my yard this morning), flowers blooming (which I spotted some in town today), and the unique sound of the spring peepers. These tiny frogs make a lot of noise and I heard them singing today in the marshy areas. The spring peeper can produce its own “antifreeze” to help preserve the most essential organs in temperatures below freezing. They can actually freeze up to 70% of their body and their heart stops pumping and seem to be dead but somehow they can wake up and thaw out to join the chorus with the return of spring.
Another Sign of Spring
Spring Peeper Peeping
Picture of the Day for April 3, 2017
While the robins may signal the return of spring, a very small amphibian announce spring in a loud chorus. More hints that spring is here was heard the last couple of days with the ‘Spring peepers’ high-pitched call coming from the pond.
The Peep from Spring Peeper
Picture of the Day for March 29, 2016
Yesterday I heard the first frogs of spring, but they are not the deep sounding bull frogs or other larger species. Instead they are tiny little frogs, although they produce a loud noise, they are often less than an one inch long so they are very hard to find unless you see the water ripping as they make their music. On a warm night, the chorus of Spring Peeper carries on the air, as they emerge to feed and sing. They are among the first frogs in the regions to call in the spring and as their name suggests, their high-pitched call similar to that of a young chicken.
Spotting the Spring Peeper
