Despite the name, the spring peeper is not the first frog Iowan's can expect to hear this year - that honor traditionally goes to the chorus frog. The difference is in the amphibian's call. The spring ...

Winter-weary folks longing for spring might seek signs in everything from bird songs to early blooming flowers to migrating ducks bobbing through the clouds on warming winds. For Matthew McCort, it’s ...

The sound of someone running a thumb down the teeth of a comb is as much a part of spring in St. Clair County as the robin's "cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up." The western chorus ...

Spring has been trying to make its debut — a long overdue breakthrough for so many of us. While wind and rain have their way with us, the sounds of spring invade. Some of the sound is a bit like ...

Nestled in the hills of Brown County is a sylvan retreat where lovers court, surrounded by the strains of sweet spring music. Nearby, nurseries await the new life born of these trysts. You won’t see ...

Michigan is home to 14 species of frogs and toads, from the chirpy spring peeper to the deep base twang of the bullfrog, these amphibians form a symphony of calls once they emerge each year. Never ...