The shrill call of the Spring Peeper, a tiny little frog native to Long Island that tells us for sure spring has arrived. Long Island Press is the new home of your local paper.

Up to 70% of a Spring Peeper’s body will freeze and the frog will appear to be dead in frigid temperatures. Their tiny hearts even stop pumping when it’s below 32 degrees.

Spring peepers are the most familiar of these nighttime troubadours, but there are other voices to listen for as well. In particular, ... Baby wood frogs must mature quickly, ...

Wood frogs and peepers emerge in spring when the temperatures start to rise and there is a steady rain. They’ll move when the breeding conditions are right, even if there is snow on the ground.

The same paper goes on to show that the female Northern Spring Peepers preferred the males with the loudest calls, and also preferred the males that repeated their calls the fastest. So for ...

The little frogs return to life from their suspended animation when the air temperature goes above 40 degrees, which, of course, means spring. The males are the only peepers that call, and they ...

They’re called “spring peepers,” but it is in winter in Georgia when the little frogs become highly vocal, anxious to attract mates and make babies.

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 ...

As part of an environmental project to determine the health of the Rouge wetlands, First Forecast Meteorologist joined the Rouge River Watershed Frog and Toad survey.

Up to 70% of a Spring Peeper’s body will freeze and the frog will appear to be dead in frigid temperatures. Their tiny hearts even stop pumping when it’s below 32 degrees. But when spring ...