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Falling Silent? The Eleutherodactylus frogs of Puerto Rico

By a Guest May 12, 2009 4 comments

Whilst the posts in our ‘Puerto Rico Month‘ theme have so far concentrated entirely on the islands’ avifauna, our intention right from the planning stages has always been to cover as much of Puerto Rico’s bio-diversity as possible. The archipelago is home to a huge range of important and threatened animals and plants, and we’re [...]

Gray Tree Frogs (Hyla versicolor)

By Corey July 3, 2008 8 comments

Recent visits to Jamaica Bay, in addition to providing a wealth of bird sightings, have allowed me to see some Gray Tree Frogs (Hyla versicolor) up close and personal.  They are particularly likely to be found hiding in cracks and crevices in the bird blind at Big John’s Pond, a fact I read quite some [...]

Feeling Froggy?

By Corey July 31, 2007 4 comments

It’s not easy being green…or so sang Kermit the Frog. It is easy though, to identify the frogs that you encounter while you’re out looking for birds that you can’t find. And while this blog is a birding blog, blogging about just birds in July is impossible because the birds are busy avoiding the blazing [...]