...and they're saying it's an early spring. In a normal year spring peepers are making noise by now:
Spring peepers
However, I have been hearing them intermittently for a couple of weeks. Also, last weekend I heard American toads when I was out running in the woods:
American toad
Although the link (referencing NC) indicates they can call in Februrary, around here I don't recall ever hearing them before March-April. Yesterday I heard upland chorus frogs, too; they call about the same time as the peepers but usually start a little later.
Upland chorus frog
By mid-April all will be silent. We are pretty likely to have more frost here in north Georgia, but the warm weather that has predominated for the last few weeks is bringing fruit trees out of dormancy. Sometimes this works out okay; sometimes it does not end well.
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