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Cute, huh! It's an inch long from nose to tail. This time of year they come out to sing and at night from a distance they sound like jingle bells.
Hint: The Latin name is Pseudacris crucifer [There's a cross-shaped marking on their backs]
Answer below the fold....
It's a Spring Peeper, a type of chorus frog. I heard the first ones today. It's really spring. They don't kid around.