Friday, April 17, 2009

I heard a frog last night

I walked/jogged during dusk (it was just getting dark as I finished), and I heard a frog croaking near the bank of the Jordan River. The frog didn't have the fast, light sound of a New England peeper. It had a big, throaty croak. It's the first time in several years of running the Jordan River Parkway that I've heard a frog. I hadn't thought of frogs being nocturnal, but maybe they are.
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  1. robison52Saturday, 18 April, 2009

    I've never heard of a New England peeper...maybe Utah frogs are ill and have a frog in their throats? Not too many frogs in Vegas, in fact I've never heard nor seen one yet.

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  2. AllenSaturday, 18 April, 2009

    Peepers are small frogs, about half an inch long. They live near the many ponds in New England. They have a unique high pitch to their call, and when you have dozens of peepers around a pond, it makes nice music to announce the coming of Spring. The link given above is to a web site about peepers, including a MP3 file of their call.

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