It may seem a bit early to be listening for frogs, but wood frogs rush the season. They emerge from beneath forest leaf litter in late winter, and as soon as the ice melts, they sing. A wood frog’s ...

Each spring, when the weather starts warming, Midlander Eldon Enger drives down dark country roads, getting out of his truck to check for frogs and toads nearby. Although it might sound like a kooky ...

With a body the color of dead leaves and a black “mask” extending behind the eyes, the wood frog is unmistakable if you can actually find one. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON During a recent lecture ...

If you’re out on a walk in early spring and you happen to hear clucking, don’t start looking around for barnyard birds. The wood frog is one of the first frog species to emerge in late winter in the ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — At Twin Creeks in the Great Smoky Mountains, try not to jump if you're suddenly surrounded by the sound of hundreds of turkeys. It is likely the call of frogs gone wild on a warm ...

The new species of frog makes a sound similar to a duck's quack, researchers said A new species of frog has been discovered which makes a noise similar to the quack of a duck. The "music frog" was ...

Charles Seabrook’s “Wild Georgia” column appears weekly in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. If you’re near a temporary, rain-filled pond or large puddle in North Georgia’s woods this time of year, ...

Although it might sound like a kooky way to spend a warm evening, Enger performs a valuable service for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources by helping determine the state s frog and toad ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — At Twin Creeks in the Great Smoky Mountains, try not to jump if you're suddenly surrounded by the sound of hundreds of turkeys. It is likely the call of frogs gone wild on a warm ...

A new species of frog has been discovered which makes a noise similar to the quack of a duck. The "music frog" was recorded in India close to the Namdapha Tiger Reserve, the University of ...