We know the long winter is finally loosening its grip on Yellowstone when we hear the sound of spring: boreal chorus frogs calling from snowmelt pools in the marshy areas near Yellowstone Lake, often ...

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 ...

Just as each bird has a unique call, so does each frog. The call of the tiny boreal chorus frog sounds like someone running a thumbnail over the teeth of a pocket comb. An American toad emits a long ...

Boreal chorus frog on pond's edge. Spring weather settling-in across Missouri triggers breeding activities for many frogs. This week on Discover Nature, we’ll learn about the Boreal Chorus Frog.

As spring gets into full gear, the sounds, and aroma of the season are too. Chorus frogs here on the Nebraska prairie may be heard calling on warm nights in early spring even before all the ice has ...

A chorus in the wetlands! At Boot Lake Nature Preserve in Elkhart, IN, Evie discovered the trills of the Western Chorus Frog. These tiny frogs may be hard to spot, but their calls are a sure sign that ...

In any neighborhood in spring where there’s a spit — or maybe a bit more — of water, you might hear an unusual sound as if someone were rubbing a thumb against the teeth of a comb. The sound ...

If the sound of boreal chorus frogs chirping in a nearby marsh catches your ear, and your idea of summer fun involves tromping through willows along a muddy stream bank, the Rocky Mountain Amphibian ...