Washington state today claimed a frog of its own to join a list of state symbols. The ubiquitous Pacific chorus frog , found in all 39 counties in the state, was given the honor with the quick flick ...

For me, it is among the most welcome of sounds as the mid-valley's winter begins its turn to spring: tiny frogs making big noises in the area's wetlands. The creatures who make that racket are Pacific ...

Pam Twitchell of Adair Village took this photo in June 2008 on her front porch. “My home is located across from a wetland and the little guys/gals find refuge in my flower pots. The flower ‘Prince’ is ...

On occasion, we welcome field recordists from the area to share a sound they think is exemplary of the Pacific Northwest.  Today, we have a sound from frequent contributor Gordon Hempton aka the Sound ...

Urban wildlife sanctuaries, including an overgrown Capp Street backyard, are helping bring a tiny frog’s once-familiar bellow back to San Francisco. “At one time, the chorus frog was the sound of the ...

This is a Pacific chorus frog in Sixty Lakes Basin in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. Known for its distinctive "ribbit" call, this noisy frog is a potent carrier of a deadly amphibian disease, ...

Known for its distinctive "ribbit" call, this noisy frog is a potent carrier of a deadly amphibian disease, according to new research published March 12, 2012, in the journal PLoS One. The research ...

A reader named Pam took this photo in her backyard pond. Pacific chorus frogs will start ‘ribbiting’ as soon as their breeding season begins in late winter. You might hear them on warm nights. They ...