Spring Peepers and Wood Frogs!
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Comments (16)I have successfully 'stocked' toads in my yard by building a small pond - mine is really a kids' wading pool sunk in the ground - and moving toad eggs into the pond in the spring. The kids and I then feed the tadpoles fish food to make sure there is enough food for the large number of tadpoles, cover the pond with a fence to keep out birds, make sure it stays full of water, and we raise a couple hundred toads each summer. If you have at least a few acres of woods, fields, or even large gardens in a place without too much traffic, I'd say you have proper toad habitat. I think excessive traffic or a preponderance of lawn probably makes an area less than ideal for toads, since they are often killed by cars and lawn mowers must kill a lot also. if you have a suitable area and no toads it is probably because there is not a good place for them to breed nearby. MOst amphibians, american toads included, need ponds or puddles that last at least a couple of months and don't have fish (and aren't ruts in a path that ATVs use). I happen to live perhaps 1/4 mile from the nearest ponds (which are full of toad eggs each spring) and used to have only a few toads. We now see lots of toads in the yard. I think the majority of toads, like many other amphibians, stay pretty close to their breeding ponds throughout the year. A few probably wander far, but you see far more toads near the pond than away from it. I try to collect only those toad eggs that are in a spot where they are unlikely to survive. I know of a couple of large puddles that each spring see hundred of toad tadpoles, but tend to dry up leaving masses of sunbaked tadpoles. Knowing that their chances aren't great in the puddle, I don't mind collecting a bunch and taking them home. If I am early enough, I may also collect some eggs, which are easier to catch. I think this method is the best way to stock toads in your garden, since you are sure to get a local species of toad and perhaps a few types of frogs as well. I am sure that I occasionally get a few spring peepers and wood frogs mixed in with the toads. I think it probably takes a couple of years to get full sized adult toads. Each summer we see masses of extremely small toads which seem a year or two from full size. Right now they are small enough to fit on a quarter....See MoreSpring! Peepers!
Comments (29)Finally!!!! I saw on last year's thread that I reported hearing the peepers sing April 1 or 2. This relentlessly cold spring it was April 26 here in Danby, Vermont, three and 1/2 weeks later than last year! And I *have* been faithfully listening for them nearly every night now. I really thought they had all perished or decided to stay under the mud all summer, but fortunately they live!...See MorePeepers?
Comments (13)when do woodfrogs make their frog noises. When I went out at bout 8:30 yesterday morning, I thought I heard frogs croaking, but I dismissed the thought. I thought is too late in the morning to hear such a chorus. No peepers yet, I'm sure. Robins are trilling away. I haven't noticed the red-winged blackbirds yet, but they must be here if the robins are. Marie...See MoreSpring peeper?
Comments (1)It could be, but it is tough to tell from that angle. It could be a lot of things. It looks like a recently metamorphosed frog but identifying the species may be impossible from that shot. And, of course, you would have to live in the range of the Spring Peeper! Spring Peepers have a conspicuous X on their back, like the one in this photo -...See Moredeanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
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