\nI recall, as a kid in the Annapolis Valley, the woods behind our house would erupt with high-pitched calls in the spring. To me, it kind of sounded like crickets, but I was told it was frogs. It made sense: there was a great expanse of swamp in those woods.<\/p>\n
\nYet, what particular frog was it? By the volume of calls, it seemed there must be thousands of them.<\/p>\n
\nFrom research, I’ve developed an idea that it may have been two different species making those calls: the spring peeper and the American toad.<\/p>\n
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YouTube: American toad calling sounds<\/a><\/p>\n naturewatch.ca\/frogwatch\/spring-peeper<\/a><\/p>\n Fisher, C., Joynt, A., Brooks, R.J. (2007). Reptiles and Amphibians of Canada.<\/em> Lone Pine Publishing.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about nature in Nova Scotia: the tutor reflects on a memory. I recall, as a kid in the Annapolis Valley, the woods behind our house would erupt with high-pitched calls in the spring. To me, it kind of sounded …<\/p>\n