After a long and frigid winter, the sound of spring peepers singing from beaver bogs is a welcome one for New Englanders. But before frogs can start their songs, a massive migration has to take place.

There’s a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. Over the past couple of weeks, the silence of the night has been disturbed by a loud peeping sound. It’s mating season for the spring peeper.

Spring offers a unique weather feature in the Puget Sound region — the Puget Sound Convergence Zone. The Convergence Zone can occur at any time of the year, but it occurs most often in the spring.