LINCOLN ― Springtime is an exciting time for Vermonters who like to get outdoors and explore the state's wildlife. As the winter ice thaws, some popular creatures to look out for in Vermont are ...
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 ...
MONTPELIER — The duo heard them long before seeing them, a wild cacophony from the darkness beyond the road. The throaty ribbits were wood frogs. The flighty chirps were minuscule spring peepers, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Zak Mertz holds a spring peeper frog, moments before setting it free next to a vernal pool in Weymouth, Mass. Inside the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Zak Mertz pointed to what he called a ...
One of the earliest signs of spring isn’t something you can see, feel, or touch. You probably won’t even hear it during the day. This harbinger of spring is heard in the evening, long before the last ...
Frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians around the world face mounting threats from a devastating fungus, climate change, habitat loss—and road mortality. Among these, roads pose a uniquely immediate ...