If it quacks like a duck, it’s a wood frog. If it sounds like sleigh bells jingling, it’s a spring peeper. If it sounds like someone shaking ball bearings in a tin can, that’s a rare Blanchard’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An American bullfrog pokes its head out of the water. (Photo by Karsan Turner for Iowa Capital Dispatch) Several times each summer ...

One of the earliest signs of spring isn’t something you can see, feel, or touch. You probably won’t even hear it during the day. This harbinger of spring is heard in the evening, long before the last ...

Several times each summer, Iowans drive set routes at night and turn a discerning ear to the 16 unique frog and toad songs that can be heard across the state. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...