Peeping Away
Spring peepers are one of the first frogs to emerge in the spring and one of the first sounds you hear that lets you know warm weather is soon to come.
Their season starts off in the shallow ponds and flooded marshes to lay and fertilize the eggs. The high pitch "PEEP" call can be heard for long distances as males try to attract the attention of a female and at the same time, fend off rival males trying to do the same. As spring progresses and the peepers eggs are laid, other larger frogs enter the water and the peepers seem to retreat to drier areas. Still calling loudly but from the relative safety of a elevated shrub or small tree.
Peeping Away
Spring peepers are one of the first frogs to emerge in the spring and one of the first sounds you hear that lets you know warm weather is soon to come.
Their season starts off in the shallow ponds and flooded marshes to lay and fertilize the eggs. The high pitch "PEEP" call can be heard for long distances as males try to attract the attention of a female and at the same time, fend off rival males trying to do the same. As spring progresses and the peepers eggs are laid, other larger frogs enter the water and the peepers seem to retreat to drier areas. Still calling loudly but from the relative safety of a elevated shrub or small tree.