{"id":13686,"date":"2020-03-16T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=13686"},"modified":"2020-03-18T11:11:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:11:49","slug":"take-5-wonderful-wood-frogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-wonderful-wood-frogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Wonderful Wood Frogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Warming spring days trigger amphibians like Wood Frogs<\/a> and Spotted Salamanders<\/a> to migrate to vernal pools to breed, often in great numbers, on the night of the first soaking rain above 45\u00b0F\u2014a phenomenon known as \u201cBig Night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vernal pools<\/a> are temporary, isolated ponds that form when spring rain and meltwater from ice and snow flood into woodland hollows and low meadows. These pools provide critical breeding habitat for certain amphibian and invertebrate species\u2014since most vernal pools eventually dry up, they are inaccessible and inhospitable to predatory fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wood Frogs are one of several species that rely on vernal pools to breed and reproduce. As you approach a vernal pool in early spring, you can hear a chorus of wood frogs<\/a> \u201cquacking\u201d their breeding calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about vernal pools<\/a> and their unique inhabitants\u2014including a list of sanctuaries with vernal pools that you can visit\u2014on our website and enjoy these five photos of wonderful Wood Frogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wood Frog \u00a9 Jane Parker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wood Frog \u00a9 Amanda De Rosa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wood Frog \u00a9 Maureen Duffy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wood Frog \u00a9 Lucas Beaudette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wood Frog \u00a9 Mass Audubon\/Ryan Dorsey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Warming spring days trigger amphibians like Wood Frogs and Spotted Salamanders to migrate to vernal pools to breed, often in great numbers, on the night of the first soaking rain above 45\u00b0F\u2014a phenomenon known as \u201cBig Night.\u201d Vernal pools are temporary, isolated ponds that form when spring rain and meltwater from ice and snow flood into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":13687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[19,336,257,301,337],"class_list":["post-13686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5","tag-amphibians","tag-frogs","tag-herps","tag-vernal-pools","tag-wood-frogs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/03\/1780Jane_Parker10325.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3yK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1801,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/getting-ready-for-the-big-night\/","url_meta":{"origin":13686,"position":0},"title":"Getting ready for The Big Night","author":"Mass Audubon","date":"March 13, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Sun is shining and birds are singing! 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