It didn't happen while I was recording, but at one point a storm passed through with a loud crack of thunder. Every single frog, which to that point had been vociferously calling, immediately went silent. The effect was enough to make me chuckle.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Sounds of Spring - Spring Peepers
We spent the past week in the Traverse City area. When we pulled up to our hotel on Friday night we immediately noticed a familiar sound. The area behind the hotel is basically a shrub swamp and this weekend that swamp was hosting dozens of male Spring Peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) each hoping to attract a mate with his peep peep peep calls. The louder and more frequently a frog call, the better his chances of attracting a mate. There was also at least one Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) that periodically adds his voice.
It didn't happen while I was recording, but at one point a storm passed through with a loud crack of thunder. Every single frog, which to that point had been vociferously calling, immediately went silent. The effect was enough to make me chuckle.
It didn't happen while I was recording, but at one point a storm passed through with a loud crack of thunder. Every single frog, which to that point had been vociferously calling, immediately went silent. The effect was enough to make me chuckle.
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