Spring Peeper (Hyla crucifer)
Fauna of the Blue Ridge BRDC, Admin Fauna of the Blue Ridge BRDC, Admin

Spring Peeper (Hyla crucifer)

Most of us recognize the high shrills of our spring peeper as a significant harbinger of spring. These are our first frog breeders, sometimes beginning as early as late February, but most commonly mid-March. For this important event in the ongoing life of peepers, the tiny frogs migrate to vernal pools, and pond and stream edges in meadows and woodlands, where the competition for mates commences.

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