Name That Noise
June 19, 2014 11:05 AM Subscribe
What kind of frog (or other animal) is making this noise in my backyard?
This is a typical suburban backyard in southern Maine, with the addition of a small artificial pond. We always have a few frogs, but as it's gotten warmer at nights (above 65F) this year there has a different frog joining in. I'm assuming it's a frog - the sounds seems to be coming from the grass right around the pond, but I can't find anything when I investigate (it shuts up when you get close enough).
Frog sound.
The sound is also very loud - easily heard in any room inside the house.
(Note the "regular" frog croaking sound at about eleven seconds in. Those frogs we see all the time.)
Helpfully (maybe) I found this frog hanging out on my back porch this morning. I haven't seen that kind of frog around before so I'm suspecting it's the noisemaker.
This is a typical suburban backyard in southern Maine, with the addition of a small artificial pond. We always have a few frogs, but as it's gotten warmer at nights (above 65F) this year there has a different frog joining in. I'm assuming it's a frog - the sounds seems to be coming from the grass right around the pond, but I can't find anything when I investigate (it shuts up when you get close enough).
Frog sound.
The sound is also very loud - easily heard in any room inside the house.
(Note the "regular" frog croaking sound at about eleven seconds in. Those frogs we see all the time.)
Helpfully (maybe) I found this frog hanging out on my back porch this morning. I haven't seen that kind of frog around before so I'm suspecting it's the noisemaker.
Definitely a treefrog. I've had one calling near my house in Maine this week.
posted by Knappster at 11:39 AM on June 19, 2014
posted by Knappster at 11:39 AM on June 19, 2014
Seconding Copes tree frog.
The dude on your porch looks a grey tree frog (hyla versacolor). Totally different call.
posted by zug at 11:39 AM on June 19, 2014
The dude on your porch looks a grey tree frog (hyla versacolor). Totally different call.
posted by zug at 11:39 AM on June 19, 2014
Response by poster: Going by the YouTube videos, it sounds more like a grey tree frog than the coapes tree frog (based on what I'm actually hearing, not the low-fi recording I made); it's definitely one of those. Thanks everyone - glad to know we're attracting a variety of froglife!
posted by mikepop at 11:53 AM on June 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by mikepop at 11:53 AM on June 19, 2014 [1 favorite]
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Here's a great site with frogs and toads of Maine: Frogs and more Frogs.
posted by ApathyGirl at 11:35 AM on June 19, 2014