Official Peeper Thread

[PerryW]

As the emergence of the Peepers signifies the end of sugar season....

Has anyone heard them this year yet?

[tapper]

No peepers here in Scandia PA. As warm as its been I am surprised we haven't heard them.

[lew]

Haven't heard any peepers here in Smithville flats, Ny(20 min. north of Binghamton). Monday night we had about an inch of rain and there were frogs all over the roads, but nobody was peeping.

[ctjim]

the frogs and peepers have come out here in eastern ct,lebanon area. heard the frogs on sat as i was pulling buckets and taps in 70* weather. then heard the peepers sat,sun,mon nights.

[Father & Son]

Sunday when I was in NE Ohio visiting "heus".

Jim

[Dill]

My father said he heard some the wensday before last.
I have to say my usual end to maple season is when I start up the bikes. I'm 50% there. And I saw my first pack of outlaw bikers, are they the new redwinged blackbird for a harbinger of spring.

[valleyman]

Peepers were heard on Saturday 3/20/2010 in the lower Naugatuck Valley in CT

[PerryW]

The red-winged blackbirds always return here about 1/2 way through the maple season. This year, they returned about 2-1/2weeks ago.

[Revi]

None in Central Maine yet, but the vernal pools are opening up.

[red maples]

wednesday 3-17-2010 5:45 pm first official peeper of the year for south seacoast region of NH. (Well my house anyway)

[argohauler]

Started hearing them today in the fields along the north shore of Lake Erie.

[can'twaitforabigrun]

None yet here in Eastern Ontario, but the red winged blackbirds and the gulls are back.

[DanE.]

heard them in the upper swamp tonight.

[sapman]

I believe I heard a single one on Sunday. Other frogs and peepers are getting pretty noisy in the swamp where my soft maple bush is. Many buds have broken, but still don't detect any bad flavor in the sap. Steam smells so-so.

[KenWP]

Peepers would neeed a jacket still here. The water still has ice in it.

[SilverLeaf]

Forgive my ignorance here, but what are peepers? :confused:

[Bucket Head]

Peeper's are frog's. Traditionally, the sound of frog's peeping signals the official end to sap season. If its warm enough for the frogs, you've got buddy sap. All thats left after that is the clean-up.

No frogs peeping here, thankfully...

Steve

[heus]

Peepers have been sounding off in Andover, Ohio. However, I think they are freezing solid as we speak.

[red maples]

peepers and frogs really going tonight but they are in for rude freezing tomorrow night.

[gmcooper]

Boiling tonight I could hear the peepers for the first time. Not lots of them but certainly they are getting started.

[SilverLeaf]

Peeper's are frog's.

OK, got it. Around here, we just call them "frogs". :lol:

I got all confused because people were saying "peepers and frogs" as if they were two separate things....

[KenWP]

Any peeper that was out around here today is a popsicle. Man it's like winter out there today. Should set up the trees for a couple good runs before it heats up again.