Claim to fame: The northern spring peeper is one of the Ozarks’ well-known signs of spring because it is this region’s earliest-calling frog of spring. Although some Ozarkers have never seen a spring ...

A male spring peeper calls out for a mate. Screengrab from video by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife. You might not spot a spring peeper in the wild but you’d have no problem hearing one. The tiny tree ...

Ahhhh Spring! The thought of spring conjures up many sights, smells and sounds. After a long, hard winter, that red, red robin is a sight for frozen eyes to many and a sign of things to come for all.

The spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer, is a tiny chorus frog with a big voice. (Harvey Bird) Many people have heard spring peepers as they drive by wetlands in the early spring, but most people have ...

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 ...

Step outside at night. A chorus of frogs can now be heard across much of the area -- their bird-like peeping a sure sign of spring. Found in wooded areas and grassy lowlands near ponds, these ...

A new friend recently told me that the old-timers used to say that spring isn’t truly here until you’ve heard the peepers’ call twice. We’ve heard them more than that around my place. Mike Lunsford ...

The raucous noise from a pond full of spring peepers is a sound that many Prince Edward Islanders anticipate with longing as the snow begins to melt. "It's always exciting to hear them in the spring," ...

If you want to see or hear a spring peeper, now’s the time to hop to it. The little frog which heralds the welcome season across Pennsylvania is pretty much a one season animal itself. Starting about ...