Strange Summer Sounds in the Indiana Woods

I live out in the middle of the woods, and every night brings a new soundtrack. Sometimes, it’s the soft hoots of an owl perched in a nearby tree. Other nights, the crickets chirp in harmony, filling the air with their steady melody. And then there are the coyote and bobcat calls, which honestly sound like ghosts wailing outside the door. Terrifying, to say the least.

But there’s one sound that always jumps out, and it’s become the true soundtrack of summer in the Midwest: the croak of the treefrog.

Indiana & Kentucky Treefrogs: The Croak Stars of Summer

According to the Indiana DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife , the croaking you hear on humid summer nights usually comes from gray treefrogs. Indiana is home to two species:

Gray Treefrog (H

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