[teritat]

My house backs up to a retention pond...house is 2 years old...last summer pond was very quiet...this year not the same. Starting at dusk until almost dawn, the lake is VERY noisy with croaking frogs. To the point, that you can hear them inside the house with windows/doors closed. We have friends on other existing lakes, where there is no noise. Has anyone experienced this and will it subside after a period of time?

[Big47moe]

Originally Posted by teritat

My house backs up to a retention pond...house is 2 years old...last summer pond was very quiet...this year not the same. Starting at dusk until almost dawn, the lake is VERY noisy with croaking frogs. To the point, that you can hear them inside the house with windows/doors closed. We have friends on other existing lakes, where there is no noise. Has anyone experienced this and will it subside after a period of time?

If you like frogs you're in a great location!

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by big47moe

if you like frogs you're in a great location!

Love is in the air.....................

[JP]

A lot of frogs are seasonal and have more active croaking during mating season.

The ones that are currently croaking will probably subside but the "next in line" will start up.

Nature is amazing. Enjoy it!

[PaPaLarry]

Maybe they are playing "Leap Frog"???

[jalopy54]

Maybe they will just "Croak".

[gomoho]

I wonder if the "croaking frogs" have anything to do with the lack of sandhill cranes I have noticed on the golf courses south of 466 this summer?

[buzzy]

Are they louder at happy hour?

[teritat]

I'm glad that many of you find my question to be funny, however, if you had a sleeping problem that impacted your health to a very serious degree, you wouldn't think that this noise from the ponds is very funny...but continue to joke....

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by teritat

I'm glad that many of you find my question to be funny, however, if you had a sleeping problem that impacted your health to a very serious degree, you wouldn't think that this noise from the ponds is very funny...but continue to joke....

....................close the windows!

[teritat]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

....................close the windows!

read my original statement 'bogie'...and you'll notice I said that the noise is very loud with windows closed...

[Marigold]

I live by a pond for two years now and am used to the croaking of frogs at this time of the year as well as the train whistles and golf course maintenance beginning at 6:00 am.
Have you considered a sound machine?
If it is adversely affecting your health you might have to consider moving. Average villager does move three times.

[laceylady]

I run a fan in our bedroom all year, hot or cold. I need the air to circulate and I need white noise to drown out any other noises or I cannot. I tried a sound machine and it did not help me. The fan works much better for me.

[THE NEWCOMER]

Originally Posted by teritat

read my original statement 'bogie'...and you'll notice I said that the noise is very loud with windows closed...

I feel sorry for you! I know what its like not to get a good night sleep. We didn't want to live on the ponds because of the snakes and we didn't consider the frogs. Hopefully someone can recommend something for you beside selling your home. Good luck!

[TrudyM]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

....................close the windows!

The op said it was loud with the windows and doors closed. I don't think it funny does anyone have a serious solution to the problem?

We had some dogs move in next door to us once when we lived in Conn. and they howled at night. No one could sleep it was not funny at all. Despite the authorities laughing and making baying at the moon jokes the dogs were eventually removed so the neighborhood could sleep. But I remember the month it took to get something done and the migraines from lack of sleep.