In our area, there are only two large frogs that you are likely to find in the warm waters of a lily pond — the green frog (Rana clamitans melanota) and the bullfrog (R. catesbeiana). The biggest ...

A green frog rests in the shallow stream of clear water that drains out of my meadow. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON For most people, Memorial Day marks the first day of summer. The official first ...

A mink frog sits on a lily pad in midsummer. Note the yellow-green lip. This summer frog is very aquatic and rarely on land.

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 ...

It may have been a bit cooler and later than normal, but our spring did unfold to give us nearly all of the happenings that we expect for the season. Recent warm temperatures may make us forget the ...

For us humans, having a conversation in a crowded room is challenging – it’s often called the cocktail party problem. The mix of sounds arriving at our eardrums needs to be analysed to pick out the ...

Not long after ice out — usually early to mid-April — a procession of peeps, trills, chuckles, chortles, snores and bellows begins in the Northern Michigan outdoors. These are not the sounds of humans ...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Summer is my favorite season, and the past few weekends have included seeing and hearing various frogs and toads. Earlier this month I had the opportunity ...

We know the long winter is finally loosening its grip on Yellowstone when we hear the sound of spring: boreal chorus frogs calling from snowmelt pools in the marshy areas near Yellowstone Lake, often ...