Warm rain and dark roads brought frogs, salamanders and spring peepers out during the annual migration known as Maine Big ...

Lesley Herschlag learned firsthand the highs and lows of spring amphibian rescues — one night saving dozens, another night ...

In western Maine, spring rains trigger mass migrations of frogs and salamanders, drawing residents like Mack Connor out to ...

Female spring peepers lay as many as 1,000 tiny eggs and attach them to sticks and vegetation under the water.

The first warm, wet spring night sends frogs and salamanders from the forest, bearing fresh evidence of threats from warming ...

Across the eastern United States, and stretching into Canada, residents know it’s spring when they hear the chirp of the spring peeper. Now, the tiny messenger of winter’s end is on track to become ...

It’s been a remarkably cold few spring nights. Even the spring peepers, who had grown so raucous, waited this out. Spring peepers are a sure sign that maple syruping season is coming to a close and ...

It’s been a remarkably cold few spring night. Even the spring peepers, who had grown so raucous, waited this out. Spring peepers are a sure sign that maple syruping season is coming to a close and ...

Every day as we advance toward May, the wetlands around our region’s lakes play a symphony of songs that enchant those of us who love our outdoors. Springtime music fills the air around Mosquito, ...

The BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild places of Maine. It features stories on hunting, fishing, wildlife, conservation and recreation, told by people who live these ...

There’s a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. Over the past couple of weeks, the silence of the night has been disturbed by a loud peeping sound. It’s mating season for the spring peeper.

A spring peeper at Corey Marsh last fall. Spring nights come alive at a Laingsburg nature center as temperatures warm. That means frogs are waking up, and their chirps and croaks are reverberating ...