The Calls of Frogs and Toads, Volume 1- Each book includes an hour-long CD with sounds for 35+ species - How to identify species by ear with text that provides helpful mnemonics for each sound plus when and how each call or song is used - Information on physical characteristics and life history of each species These superb collections of field recordings and descriptions offer unparalleled access to the sounds and calls of numerous popular and less well known birds and amphibians. Each book and CD provides an introduction to the sound repertoire of species living in eastern and central North America--a variety of calls from each species are included, along with an in-depth description and explanation of their significance. In addition to color photographs of the most common species, the text offers a fascinating look at the science of avian and amphibian calls, making these guides indispensable aids for the outdoor enthusiast.Species covered in this book: Bullfrog - Pig Frog - Green Frog - Wood Frog - Mink Frog - Carpenter Frog - Florida Bog Frog - Plains Leopard Frog - Southern Leopard Frog - Northern Leopard Frog - Pickerel Frog - Gopher Frog - Crawfish Frog - River Frog - Green Treefrog - Pine Barrens Treefrog - Barking Treefrog - Squirrel Treefrog - Pine Woods Treefrog - Gray Treefrog - Cope's Gray Treefrog - Bird-voiced Treefrog - Spring Peeper - Ornate Chorus Frog - Strecker's Chorus Frog - Little Grass Frog - Western Chorus Frog - Southern Chorus Frog - Brimley's Chorus Frog - Mountain Chorus Frog - Northern Cricket Frog - Southern Cricket Frog - American Toad - Southern Toad - Gulf Coast Toad - Fowler's Toad - Great Plains Toad - Oak Toad - Eastern Spadefoot - Plains Spadefoot - Eastern Narrowmouth Toad - Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad |
Common terms and phrases
11/2 inch long aggressive calls alarm calls American Toad aquatic areas breeding season Breeds from late Bufonidae Bullfrog burrows call of male Calls of Frogs Carl Gerhardt Chatham Chorus Frog Pseudacris chucking notes coastal plain regions Cricket Frogs eastern Louisiana Eastern Narrowmouth Toad Eastern Spadefoot Elliott Found throughout Fowler's Toad Frog Rana frogs and toads Frogs in background garbled notes Gopher Frog grassy Gray Treefrog Green Frogs Green Treefrogs Grows habits harsh heard calling hybrid Hylidae isolated populations lakes Microhylidae nasal North America Northern Leopard Frog numbers Peepers in background peeps Pelobatidae phphoot Pig Frog Pine Woods Treefrog Plains Leopard Frog Plains species pools rain calls Ranges Ranidae raspy Recordings release calls River Frog roadside ditches southeastern southern species Southern Toad Spring Peepers squeaks Stuttering swamps Ted Mack terrestrial Toad Bufo Toad Sounds Tompkins Treefrog Hyla trees or shrubs true frogs true toads Voice warty Western Chorus Frog