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Post by carlherrnstein » Mon. Mar. 12, 2012 11:20 am

I was pumping gas this morning and could here spring peepers off in the distance. I guess i'll have to think about getting the lawn mower out :mad:


 
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Post by CoalHeat » Mon. Mar. 12, 2012 10:12 pm

I heard a few here earlier this evening.

 
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Post by VigIIPeaBurner » Mon. Mar. 12, 2012 10:44 pm

Just a few head in these part last night. Chorus soon to follow :)

 
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Post by jim d » Mon. Mar. 12, 2012 11:43 pm

just heard a few out there in the swamp not to many though it's still early

 
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Post by ceccil » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 2:21 am

Just got back from the F.D. after going to a car wreck and could here them loud and clear when I walked out back of the house. Just a very relaxing sound.

 
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Post by Freddy » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 4:36 am

Must be sweet! Yesterday was our warmest day at about 60, but that's a first. We still have ice & snow. Peepers are 2 months away.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 6:24 am

Robins & red winged--no peepers yet.


 
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Post by VigIIPeaBurner » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 6:35 am

freetown fred wrote:Robins & red winged--no peepers yet.
Robins are in this little cleft all year. It's neat to see them come up the hill on a warm winter day. The Hummingbird migration (scroll down) is what we look forward to on the feathered side of life to tell us Spring is really here :) Looks like they'll be in SC and NC in a week or so.

 
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Post by bksaun » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 9:38 am

Peepers, I guess you are referring to what is locally known as "Tree frogs" I have a pond 200 yds from my house and they are LOUD!, but really pleasent to hear.

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Post by carlherrnstein » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 11:11 am

freetown fred wrote:Robins & red winged--no peepers yet.
Iv had a stupid robin try to fly through the living room window every morning about 6:00 am (7:00 now) for the past 5 weeks. The first time he did it I was tending the stove and almost had a heart attack.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 11:56 am

If you ever have a really big peeper fly through that window, by all means go ahead & HAVE that heart attack. I know I would. :clap: toothy

 
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Post by samhill » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 12:10 pm

We have little tiny green peepers here & I haven't heard a peep so far :oops: maybe they are all learning how to ride the backs of robins so they can get around faster :roll: . When they do come out it's kinda nice to be a bit heard of hearing, we get millions of them & that's one of the tones I don't get.

 
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Post by Freddy » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 2:29 pm

We've seen a few robins so far.... Sometimes it's hard to tell if they are a robin or not... you have to catch one with the zipper part way down on it's fur coat in order to see it's orange belly. ;)

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 9:36 pm

They are getting louder in the pond across the road from me. By mid spring the sound is deafening.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Mar. 13, 2012 9:57 pm

I feel bad for you guys having to wait for spring to hear the peepers. With my Tinnitis I get it year round. :wtf: :taz: it's driving me out of my friggin mind. toothy


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