They're here!

[Bobbin]

I was out on my walk yesterday afternoon and I heard them... PEEPERS! they were singing up a storm in the low, more protected areas of my neighborhood. I even heard some deeper, "bass" croaks in vernal pools. I just love that sound...

 

[firefighterjake]

Still ice on most of the ponds, lakes, etc. up this way . . . I suspect it will be a few more weeks before we hear the peepers.

 

[Bobbin]

Please make sure to note their appearance, Jake. I love plotting their emergence. Nothing says, "spring" more than the chorus of Peepers. And as our climate changes those charming amphibious voices are ever more threatened.

Red Winged Blackbirds and "Peepers" say, "spring" to me.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Heard the first ones here last Sunday. Now they are loud. Good to have them back.

 

[begreen]

Yea!

 

[Warm_in_NH]

Lots n lots of ice on ponds here too. Can't wait to hear them,I think it'll be a couple more weeks.

 

[osagebow]

Heard 'em last weekend. NEVER been so happy to hear a frog.

 

[Dix]

No peeping here, yet, but my hyacinths still haven't bloomed (they are almost about too), and the daffodilles are starting to show their stuff.

Lilacs have buds

And my allergies are kicking in

 

[Dix]

OK, we have peepers from the head waters of the Peconic River !!

 

[jdp1152]

I don't share the affinity you guys have for em. Lots of swamp land in my area so they're abundant. My road gets closed a couple days a year for vernal pool amphibian migration...happened about two weeks ago. I'm happy it's spring, but peepers can save their peeping for you guys and just eaty Mosquitos silently.

 

[Flatbedford]

I heard them here in the Lower Hudson Valley over the weekend.

 

[firefighterjake]

I think I heard a few after last night's fire department business meeting . . . but just a few . . . not the full chorus.

 

[begreen]

Spring peepers are a wonderful reminder that the planet is still alive and waking up. I love that sound.

 

[Bobbin]

I hope their little snowsuits on last night. They were singin' up a storm when I went to bed... when I went out with the fool dog (5AM) there was snow on the ground (a "confectinary sugar" dusting)!

 

[firebroad]

Haven't heard the peepers on the pond yet--
--but I killed three stinkbugs who woke up looking for coffee.