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Every year around mid June, some of my favorite frogs come out to sing and find mates. The Gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor).
15 kwi 2023 · Gray tree frogs, like all species in the tree frog family, have enlarged toe pads that allow them to climb more easily. Thus, it’s typical for male gray treefrogs of both species usually call from high up in trees during the daytime and then descend to the ground at night to mate.
The distinctive sounds of a tree frog on a humid night in Connecticut as the frog sits in a tree calling to his mate.
Mating call / mating chorus of the gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) and a pair of mating tree frogs.
Gray Tree Frogs are most active at night, and their mating calls are most prevalent during this time. The darkness of the night creates an ideal soundscape for their calls to travel and be heard over longer distances.
26 kwi 2023 · Some of the most familiar noises produced by tree frogs include the sound of spring peepers (which have smaller toe pads and don’t spend much time in trees), calls of gray tree frogs, and the sounds of the Pacific Tree Frog.
