The wood frog is one of the first frog species to emerge in late winter in the Northern U.S. and Canada, and from afar their distinctive calls can be mistaken for the sound of ducks or chickens.

Wood frogs are a relatively small species of frog (especially when compared to green frogs or bullfrogs) with adults ranging from just 1.5 to 3.25 inches in length.

A fancy camera offers new insight into the distinct calls of a springtime male wood frog chorus. By Sabrina Imbler In the winter, the woods of New Hampshire are littered with small, frozen frogs ...

Male wood frogs call to females in rough, ducklike voices. The call alerts the females that the spring ritual has begun, and many hungry predators that have endured a long winter also hearken to ...

Wood frogs are dangerously (for them) active during breeding season. ... The toads, almost always juveniles or whatever it is you call a not-fully grown toad, can be found in our lawn.

The wood frog survives extreme winter temperatures by freezing solid, with its heart stopping for nearly eight months. It ...

Wood frogs added their baritone calls to the chorus. "They really are the harbingers of spring," said John Turner, the land management specialist for Brookhaven Town.

When to see (and hear) Vermont's frogs and more. Starting in early spring and peaking in mid-April, wood frogs can be seen sporting their signature reddish-brown color palette, or heard emitting a ...

When mating season arrives, these frogs melt. Wood frogs spend the winter in a remarkable state: frozen, yet still alive. Once they thaw in spring, they head for ponds to find breeding partners.