For several years, two close friends, now both deceased, would join me to go birding in early May along the coast. We would take Route 2. It was customary to stop at the French King Bridge, spanning ...

It turns out there isn’t just one iconic sound of summer but a whole slew that, when you hear them, root you firmly in the season. I recently discussed bullfrogs in this context, but there’s also the ...

A Green frog (Rana clamitans) peers out from a pond in Arrowsic, Maine. There are nine species of frogs in the state and this common frog lives in Maine ponds, breeds in the summer, and hibernates ...

The frog season began late this spring. Like other vernal happenings, they were about one week behind the usual time. I did not hear any frogs calling until April 15, with the full chorus of the early ...

It was a chilly, sunny autumn morning when I discovered a frog in the grass below a maple tree in my yard. The cool weather had slowed its metabolism, and it hardly moved when I picked it up and held ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. QThere are some creatures in our neighborhood trees that at sundown make a loud chattering sound. I believe there are two of them in separate trees.

On nights of early summer, treefrogs can often be heard calling from South Jersey wetlands. As a group, these “sticky-fingered frogs” are easily recognized. Their toes end in mucous-covered discs that ...