"Other peepers join in

Trail Wood #55 Earl Plato

Edwin Teale marvelled about the little spring peepers at Trail Wood late March.
“ It is always a source of wonder that so tiny a creature as the small frog with the markings of a cross on its back, a creature that appears no larger than my thumbnail, the smallest frog we have that can produce so far carrying a sound. Other peepers join in. At first they all seem to be giving the same identical call. But as we listen intently we notice little variations. One add a a sort of trill at the end. And while most of the hylas give the single ringing call; the pitch may vary with individuals.”