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The distinctive sounds of a tree frog on a humid night in Connecticut as the frog sits in a tree calling to his mate.
“What kind of tree frogs can you find in Connecticut?“ Tree Frogs are interesting animals that have adapted to all sorts of habitat niches. And while they are common, they are MUCH harder to find than your “typical” frogs that live in lakes and ponds.
Learn the different types of FROGS in Connecticut, AND how to identify by sight or sound. How many of these species have YOU seen?
3 maj 2023 · Connecticut Tree Frog Sounds. There are two species of tree frogs in Connecticut: the spring peeper and the eastern gray tree frog. These are both members of the Hylidae family and share several physical characteristics, including small, narrow bodies and enlarged toe pads to help climb trees or bushes.
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.
The main call you will hear a Gray Tree Frog make are their mating calls, which sound like a loud, musical, bird-like trill. Males make these sounds to both attract mates and warn rival males of their presence. Calls typically last about half a second and are repeated every few seconds.
Distant choruses sound like the jingling of sleigh bells. The aggressive call is a stuttering trill, reminiscent of the calls of chorus frogs: purrrreeeek, usually rising in pitch at the end. Squeaky peeps (rain calls) are given periodically by individuals from shrubs and trees in late summer and autumn.
