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By Jim Bywaters - Rappahannock News Writer »*', Like a well-rehearsed choir, the haale frogs sing an ascending trilllike b-r-e-e-e, lasting only one to iwo seconds. The call sounds similar to the sound made when running one’s thumb down the teeth of a‘stiff comb. The volume of all these ihale frogs singing together is often deafening. The large congregation o( singers is how they got their tiame. • i For readers experiencing the &9und made by this mysterious Amphibian at their homes, all I can sily is it should stop soon. For several weeks, at any time of day and daring varying weather conditions, these frogs begin singing or better described as a calling.
Sometimes they “call” for hours and other times for just a few minutes. I inquired with our local county extension office, after reading the information they provided it seems the mysterious noise is an Upland Chorus Frog, i. Upland Chorus Frogs CPseudacris triseriata) are closely related to the common spring peep
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