What is this sound? Frog? Bird?

[SuperChooch]

Hi all,

I've been hearing a lot of this recently and I'm not sure what it is. Anyone know? Is it a bird or a frog?

http://picosong.com/Xij8/

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Tree frogs.

 

[Teegate]

That does not sound like a tree frog.

 

[smoke_jumper]

Sounds like a gray tree frog to me.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Me too.

 

[manumuskin]

it is Hyla versicolor.Northern grey treefrog.southerns or Copes are more of a buzz then a trill

 

[smoke_jumper]

I have them all over here. When my windows are open here I can't even hear the tv between them and the spring peepers. But I would want it any other way

 

[Teegate]

I have never heard a grey tree frog then.

 

[NJChileHead]

Love these guys. They, along with PBTF's and green tree frogs, might be my favorite frog in NJ.

 

[SuperChooch]

Thanks everyone!

 

[RednekF350]

I have never heard a grey tree frog then.

Well then, you need to spend more time in the Pines ! If that's even possible.

I have noticed them sounding off everywhere this week. I heard them mid-day in Brooklawn on Friday. It seems to me that they are more prevalent in hardwoods.

 

[bobpbx]

They used to sit on the rail of my pool. I couldn't get any sleep, I used to shine a light on them and snatch them. I always took 'em to a swamp 1/4 mile away.

 

[manumuskin]

I have never heard a grey tree frog then.

Guy I have them in my yard.They seem to prefer oak forests though I have found them in pine trees.They are very cryptic and blend in with oak bark very well.They can be mistaken for a bird but birds excepting a very few kind shut up at dusk where these bad boys just get louder and more numerous.

 

[RednekF350]

All over my yard today.

 

[smoke_jumper]

 

[smoke_jumper]

My grill buddy

 

[Menantico]

I was standing outside with my buddy the other night shooting the breeze when one of these guys fell right out of the sky onto the driveway. I assumed that he got picked up by some avian predator and was let go for some reason. Could be wrong but definitely took me by surprise.