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Squirrel treefrog - Hyla squirella (Marion)
Squirrel treefrog - Hyla squirella (Marion)
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Squirrel treefrog - Hyla squirella (Marion)

Squirrel treefrogs are also native to Florida and Louisiana. Hear them calling from ditches, puddles and other ephemeral pools of water. Credit: Paul Moler, used with permission.
 

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Squirrel treefrogs are also native to Florida and Louisiana. Hear them calling from ditches, puddles and other ephemeral pools of water. Credit: Paul Moler, used with permission.
 

Outstanding in the field podcast album art
Outstanding in the Field - Podcast Album Art
Outstanding in the Field - Podcast Album Art
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 1): To Bee or Not to Bee
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 1): To Bee or Not to Bee
Outstanding in the field podcast album art
Outstanding in the Field - Podcast Album Art
Outstanding in the Field - Podcast Album Art
Outstanding in the Field (Ep 1): To Bee or Not to Bee

The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.

The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area brings you Outstanding in the Field, a series of stories about our science, our adventures, and our efforts to better understand our fish and wildlife and the ecosystems that support them.

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Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Call
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Call
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Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Call

Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

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Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

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California myotis (Myotis californicus) Call
California myotis (Myotis californicus) Call
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California myotis (Myotis californicus) Call

Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

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Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

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Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Echo Call
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Echo Call
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Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Echo Call

Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

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Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

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Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Social Call
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Social Call
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Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Social Call

Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

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Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

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Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) Call
Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) Call
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Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) Call

Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

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Bats produce a variety of vocalizations that are used for navigation, feeding, and social communication. Most vocalizations are pitched well above the range of human hearing and are referred to as ultrasonic.

Ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) with metal identification band being held by a USGS researcher
WERC Researcher Holds Ashy Storm-petrel
WERC Researcher Holds Ashy Storm-petrel
Ashy Storm-Petrel Call
Ashy Storm-Petrel Call
Ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) with metal identification band being held by a USGS researcher
WERC Researcher Holds Ashy Storm-petrel
WERC Researcher Holds Ashy Storm-petrel
Ashy Storm-Petrel Call

This is the call of the elusive Ashy Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa). Ashy Storm-Petrels nest in burrows and crevices on offshore rocks and islands. To avoid predators, they only arrive and depart their island nests under the cover of darkness. That makes studying them pretty difficult.

Ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) with metal identification band being held by a USGS researcher
WERC Researcher Holds Ashy Storm-petrel
WERC Researcher Holds Ashy Storm-petrel

This is the call of the elusive Ashy Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa). Ashy Storm-Petrels nest in burrows and crevices on offshore rocks and islands. To avoid predators, they only arrive and depart their island nests under the cover of darkness. That makes studying them pretty difficult.

 California Red-legged Frog
California Red-legged Frog at Point Reyes National Seashore
California Red-legged Frog at Point Reyes National Seashore
California Red-Legged Frog Vocalization
California Red-Legged Frog Vocalization
 California Red-legged Frog
California Red-legged Frog at Point Reyes National Seashore
California Red-legged Frog at Point Reyes National Seashore
California Red-Legged Frog Vocalization

Amphibians’ permeable skin makes them incredibly sensitive to changes in their environment. Scientists and conservationists alike are using them as “sentinel species” that could provide early warnings of ecosystem change and stress affecting them and other organisms. Next time you are out, stop and listen. Do you hear them?
 

 California Red-legged Frog
California Red-legged Frog at Point Reyes National Seashore
California Red-legged Frog at Point Reyes National Seashore

Amphibians’ permeable skin makes them incredibly sensitive to changes in their environment. Scientists and conservationists alike are using them as “sentinel species” that could provide early warnings of ecosystem change and stress affecting them and other organisms. Next time you are out, stop and listen. Do you hear them?
 

Sierran Treefrog
Sierran Treefrog in Yosemite National Park
Sierran Treefrog in Yosemite National Park
Sierran Treefrog Vocalization
Sierran Treefrog Vocalization
Sierran Treefrog
Sierran Treefrog in Yosemite National Park
Sierran Treefrog in Yosemite National Park
Sierran Treefrog Vocalization

Amphibians’ permeable skin makes them incredibly sensitive to changes in their environment. Scientists and conservationists alike are using them as “sentinel species” that could provide early warnings of ecosystem change and stress affecting them and other organisms. Next time you are out, stop and listen. Do you hear them?
 

Sierran Treefrog
Sierran Treefrog in Yosemite National Park
Sierran Treefrog in Yosemite National Park

Amphibians’ permeable skin makes them incredibly sensitive to changes in their environment. Scientists and conservationists alike are using them as “sentinel species” that could provide early warnings of ecosystem change and stress affecting them and other organisms. Next time you are out, stop and listen. Do you hear them?
 

Yosemite Toad
Yosemite Toad in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Toad in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Toad Vocalization
Yosemite Toad Vocalization
Yosemite Toad
Yosemite Toad in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Toad in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Toad Vocalization

Amphibians’ permeable skin makes them incredibly sensitive to changes in their environment. Scientists and conservationists alike are using them as “sentinel species” that could provide early warnings of ecosystem change and stress affecting them and other organisms. Next time you are out, stop and listen. Do you hear them?
 

Yosemite Toad
Yosemite Toad in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Toad in Yosemite National Park

Amphibians’ permeable skin makes them incredibly sensitive to changes in their environment. Scientists and conservationists alike are using them as “sentinel species” that could provide early warnings of ecosystem change and stress affecting them and other organisms. Next time you are out, stop and listen. Do you hear them?
 

Image: Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Hawaiian Hoary Bats Hunting Insects
Hawaiian Hoary Bats Hunting Insects
Image: Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Hawaiian Hoary Bats Hunting Insects

The sound of Hawaiian hoary bats hunting insects.

Image: Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat

The sound of Hawaiian hoary bats hunting insects.

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Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska
Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska
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Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska

What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.

What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.

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Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska
Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska
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Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska

What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.

What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.

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Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska
Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska
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Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska

What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
 

What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
 

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Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska
Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska
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Walruses Hauled Out on the Northwest Coast of Alaska

What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.

What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.

USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
ShakeOut Podcast 2013
ShakeOut Podcast 2013
USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
ShakeOut Podcast 2013

A worldwide earthquake drill, known as the Great ShakeOut, will be held on Thursday, October 17 at 10:17AM local time. The drill is your chance to practice how to protect yourself in the event of an earthquake.

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USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series

A worldwide earthquake drill, known as the Great ShakeOut, will be held on Thursday, October 17 at 10:17AM local time. The drill is your chance to practice how to protect yourself in the event of an earthquake.

USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
Mercury and Global Change
Mercury and Global Change
USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
Mercury and Global Change

An interview with USGS scientist David Krabbenhoft about an article he co-authored in Science about global change's effects on mercury around the world.

USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series

An interview with USGS scientist David Krabbenhoft about an article he co-authored in Science about global change's effects on mercury around the world.

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USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
Career of the Cryosphere
Career of the Cryosphere
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USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
Career of the Cryosphere

An interview with USGS scientist emeritus Richie Williams about his career studying the Earth's cryosphere with remote sensing technology.

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USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series

An interview with USGS scientist emeritus Richie Williams about his career studying the Earth's cryosphere with remote sensing technology.

USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS Releases Latest Bakken Oil and Gas Assessment
USGS Releases Latest Bakken Oil and Gas Assessment
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USGS CoreCast Series
USGS Releases Latest Bakken Oil and Gas Assessment

On April 30, 2013, USGS released an updated assessment of the Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Montana as part of the National Oil and Gas Assessment.

On April 30, 2013, USGS released an updated assessment of the Bakken Formation of North Dakota and Montana as part of the National Oil and Gas Assessment.

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Bird and Insect calls
Bird and Insect calls
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Bird and Insect calls

Birds and insects at a pond at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) April 2013 at 6:00am

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Birds and insects at a pond at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (Florida) April 2013 at 6:00am

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