Hey Midwest/Eeastcoasters... have you seen a gray tree frog?

[FirstLight]

https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/graytreefrog.htm

I'm from out west and yet I am wondering about these critters
...Writing a story about tree frogs and these guys showed up in my research.

I'd love to hear about them first-hand!

Ribbit!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Yes, they are very common in Minnesota except in the SW prairie areas.

You hear them in the spring along with spring peepers (Hyla crucifer) - they have a high-pitched trill.

[FirstLight]

3. How light in color are they?

...and have you ever seen one come out of hibernation?

I have the Sierra Treefrog here in Tahoe... Found one a while back sleeping early spring under some garden stones. When the sun warmed him up, he hooped away towards the nearby meadow/stream!

http://www.wildherps.com/species/P.sierra.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. They seem to vary - the ones I've seen were mostly sort of a medium blotchy gray.

I've never seen one come out of hibernation but I've seen them in leaf litter and on trees. They are not easy to spot.

[Lochloosa]

2. Not here in N FL, but these have showed up. Cuban tree frog

Big suckers.

The Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is an amphibian native to the Caribbean region of the Western Hemisphere. It is the largest tree frog of North America. Its wide diet and ability to thrive amongst humans has made it a highly invasive species with established colonies throughout peninsular Florida,[3] the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and throughout the Caribbean Islands.[4] They range in size from 3 to 5.5 in (76 to 140 mm) and vary in color from olive-brown and bronze to gray or grayish-white. A nocturnal, tree-dwelling frog, it is known to eat almost anything that will fit in its mouth and to mate year-round.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_tree_frog

[enough]

5. SE PA here. This is one of our beloved frogs for their call.

Makes us feel at home, and that things are still possibly OK (even though we know they aren’t).

[FirstLight]

6. so cool...

When spring rolls around, if you happen to see any or get photos, please PM me

I love the critters...and will have to share my story with you when it's ready for online publishing

[llmart]

7. I've seen them many times in Michigan.

Their coloring is pretty much just blah (greyish/brownish sort of nondescript). Sometimes I see them stuck to the glass of the doorwall. They are cute little things though.

[akraven]

8. Years and years and years ago.

They make really neat nighttime sounds (I was in Florida). We'd laugh (kids) and call them three-toed tree toads!

[MuseRider]

9. I get them all over the side of my house where they lights are.

They come along with green frogs of all sizes from nickle to silver dollar. We are having an ice storm right now so I cannot see your link or even know what I might be able to tell you about them or even if I can stay online long enough since we keep losing our Internet. They sure are cute and I love having them around. More later if the ice does not bring it all down!

[FirstLight]

11. Stay safe! & warm...

I'd love to hear your stories...they sound sweet. I love frogs.

I took eggs home one and raised them to baby froggies...then they slowly disappeared. Holes too big in the Aquarium...

I think half were eaten by the dog, half made it to freedom I'd like to hope...

[MuseRider]

12. I found a very small one

last year inside after it had gotten really cold. I did my best to supply it with live meal worms and keep it comfy in the sun room with plants but it did not last long I am sorry to say. I had been told that this was the likely outcome but it was sad never the less.

[pansypoo53219]

10. maybe. when we were kids up north in N wi. summers tadpoles woul dhit land & we's have tons of baby

toad/frogs invading land. been eons. their spawning ground filled in.