VOLUME UP: A sure sign of coming spring! Reed Timmer Extreme Meteorologist recorded spring peeper frogs chirping at sunset in Greenville, North Carolina: | AccuWeather

How do you define the term "spring peeper" 🐸? 1⃣ Any frog I hear in the spring 2⃣ Anything peeping in the spring 3⃣ Pseudacris crucifer 4⃣ Any frog, I am chaotic and possibly evil 5⃣ Stop it, I live in the west 🎥 Megan Seymour/USFWS. A spring peeper's vocal sac inflates as it makes several short "peep" calls. | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

One of the most notable signs that spring has sprung is the return of our amphibian friends like the spring peeper, a small native frog with a distinctive "X" on its back. At the turn of the season, on warm rainy nights, these small frogs make their journey from upland areas where they spent their winters to vernal pools which provide breeding habitat for multiple amphibian and invertebrate species. This spring, be sure to listen for the “peep” of a spring peeper, because they sure do make the s