Each night as the sun sets an unseen orchestra begins its concert. The music can be heard all over the island, but it is particularly evident in less developed areas. The concert begins little by little until all the performers are belting out their parts at full blast. The diminutive musicians live in the trees and although they’re heard loud and clear, they are rarely seen no matter how hard you look for them.

Let us introduce some of the musicians:

Antillean tree frog – Continuous “churee – churee”

Whistling frog – High-pitched prolonged whistle often followed by a clicking sound

Coqui – “Ko – KEY” followed by a long pause “Ko – KEY”

I’ve heard some newcomers to the island say that at first the tree frogs kept them awake at night. But after some time on the island,  they couldn’t fall sleep in the absence of what had become the soporific melodies of the Virgin Islands Tree Frog Orchestra.

Click here to hear the “St. John Sounds of the Night” presented by the St. John Virgin Islands Tree Frog Orchestra

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