After having so much fun in last week’s column writing about robins, I thought, let’s explore tree frogs. Turns out there are a lot of interesting facts about these amphibians. This time of year, as ...
The booming chorus of thousands of high-pitched “kreek-eecks” from a gathering of small but tenacious Pacific tree frogs has filled the night in many Central Coast locations with the recent warm rains ...
Urban wildlife sanctuaries, including an overgrown Capp Street backyard, are helping bring a tiny frog’s once-familiar bellow back to San Francisco. “At one time, the chorus frog was the sound of the ...
Frogs usually operate under our radar, but in late winter and early spring they leap to our attention as they let loose with their voices. Usually called Pacific tree frogs (although they aren’t true ...
Pam Twitchell of Adair Village took this photo in June 2008 on her front porch. “My home is located across from a wetland and the little guys/gals find refuge in my flower pots. The flower ‘Prince’ is ...
Keee-ew! Keee-ew! When you hear this loud repeated call in your neighborhood, look for one of our resident hawks, the red-shouldered hawk. If it is flying above you, you can see the ...
Preface -- General account -- Common names -- Present classifications -- Scientific name -- Specific evaluation of our North American forms -- Range -- Habitat ...
A reader named Pam took this photo in her backyard pond. Pacific chorus frogs will start ‘ribbiting’ as soon as their breeding season begins in late winter. You might hear them on warm nights. They ...
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