Are there are insects or birds that when calling, make sounds that could be confused with the calls of frogs or toads?
Answer supplied by Pat Trochlell (Patricia.Trochlell@Wisconsin.gov): Some frogs sound a lot like birds. The Eastern Gray Treefrog sounds a lot like a Red-bellied Woodpecker. Chorus Frogs sound kind of like crickets. And Northern Cricket Frogs sound very much like Virginia Rails. If you hear just one Spring Peeper, it might sound a little like the call note of a Song Sparrow. Fortunately, you can’t mistake a Bullfrog for much except maybe a distant foghorn! The real key to distinguishing frogs from birds is that frogs usually sing at night and birds usually sing in the daytime.
