Wood Frogs and Painted Turtles have woken from a long Winters Sleep ~ Massachusetts ~ New England

Every year I look forward to the return of the Wood Frogs. When I hear the Wood Frog Chorus I get so happy and excited. I have gone to West Hill Park and Dam 4 times in the past week in hopes of seeing the Wood Frogs but the Vernal Pools were still frozen and silent. I went back yesterday it got to 72* and many of the Vernal Pools were defrosted ~ YAY!! I could hear the Wood Frogs before I even got to the Vernal Pool! What a great day. I also saw a bunch of Painted Turtles.

The Wood Frogs begin their migration to the Vernal Pools from the Woodlands in Mid March. They spend the winter hidden in the leaf litter.

INFO:
https://www.nwf.org/educational-resources/wildlife-guide/amphibians/wood-frog

A Wood Frog’s most distinct characteristic is the black marking across its eyes, which has been said to resemble a mask. The bodies of wood frogs can be varying shades of brown, red, green, or gray, with females tending to be more brightly colored than males. Adults of this amphibian species are 1.5 to 3.25 inches (3.8 to 8.2 centimeters) in length.

These frogs have adapted to cold climates by freezing over the winter. During this time, they stop breathing and their hearts stop beating. Their bodies produce a special antifreeze substance that prevents ice from freezing within their cells, which would be deadly. Ice does form, however, in the spaces between the cells. When the weather warms, the frogs thaw and begin feeding and mating again.

Wood frogs are one of the first frogs to begin the breeding season, usually in early March. During the breeding season, males can be heard making quack-like calls day and night. Females lay masses of 1,000 to 3,000 eggs, which hatch between 9 and 30 days later. Maturity may be reached in one to two years, depending on the sex and the population of frogs. A wood frog’s lifespan in the wild is usually no more than three years.

How long does a wood frog hibernate?
The wood frog doesn't seem to mind. It spends two or three months of each winter frozen, with its body temperature ranging between -1°C and -6°C. When spring finally arrives, the ice melts, heartbeat and breathing return, and the frog is as good as new!

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0:00 Intro ~ Headed to West Hill Park and Dam in Uxbridge Massachusetts to see the Wood Frogs ~ Amphibians
0:10 Vernal Pool still frozen March 15, 2022 ~ West Hill Park Uxbridge Mass
0:23 Wood Frog Chorus ~ Wood Frog Song ~ Vernal Pool defrosted March 18, 2022 Uxbridge Ma ~ Massachusetts Wildlife ~ New England Wildlife
0:37 1st Wood Frog ~ Lithobates sylvaticus of 2022 ~ Some Ice on Vernal Pool ~ Massachusetts Frogs ~ Frogs have Woken from Winter Sleep
1:00 Wood Frogs in Vernal Pool ~ Happy NaturesFairy wearing Frog Shirt ~ New England Frogs
1:19 Wood Frogs very Vocal ~ The Sound of Spring ~ New England Vernal Pools
1:59 Another Vernal Pool at West Hill Park still frozen only edge defrosted ~ Massachusetts Vernal Pools
2:10 Turtle Eggs dug up from last Summer and 1st Painted Turtles 2022 ~ Chrysemys picta ~ Massachusetts Turtles ~ New England Turtles ~ Turtles have woken from Winter Sleep ~ Massachusetts Herping ~ Herper ~ Reptiles
2:27 Outro
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