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Spring peepers!

Posted by Kayla Beck,
North Country explorer from Malvern, PA
March 24, 2021 —

As the sun went down, and I walked towards the golf course at SLU, the sound of spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) filled the air! Following their sound and the light of my flashlight, I eventually found one of the tiny frogs in a vernal pool. Herping season is here!