It is officially spring! The calendar says it. My peas and broccoli were planted over a sunny weekend. And best of all, the frogs are calling and the spring symphony has begun!
The students from Southeastern Regional were out last Thursday with their teacher, and we were able to record wood frogs and spring peepers. As soon as we walked out to Attleboro Springs at La Salette you couldn't miss the sound! And upon arriving at a nearby vernal pool, you couldn't help but see dozens of wood frogs in the water, calling, laying eggs, moving through the cool water in the pool.
Wood frogs are considered an obligate vernal pool species. Most spend their adult lives in the upland around their natal pool - returning to it to breed in early spring. They are small frogs with dark eye masks, and can be brown, tan, to almost rust or orange colored. See if you can spot the wood frog among the leaf litter in the photo below.
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