aven ge ▁if ▁given ▁the ▁opportunity . ▁ ▁Re production ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁occurs ▁at ▁different ▁times ▁throughout ▁the ▁various ▁states ▁where ▁this ▁f rog ▁res ides . ▁Typ ically , ▁western ▁ch orus ▁f rog ' s ▁bre eding ▁season ▁starts ▁in ▁March ▁through ▁May , ▁with ▁April ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁active ▁month . ▁However , ▁bre eding ▁takes ▁place ▁earlier ▁in ▁southern ▁parts ▁and ▁can ▁vary ▁through ▁the ▁fro gs ▁entire ▁range . ▁The ▁earliest ▁sign ▁of ▁western ▁ch orus ▁f rog ▁bre eding ▁occurs ▁with ▁ch or uses ▁heard ▁on ▁sun ny ▁days . ▁M ales ▁call ▁to ▁potential ▁females ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁several ▁days ▁to ▁months . ▁As ▁the ▁season ▁continues , ▁these ▁compet ing ▁male ▁ch or uses ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁even ings ▁and ▁cloud y , ▁ra iny ▁days . ▁The ▁lif es pan ▁of ▁these ▁fro gs ▁aver ages ▁five ▁years . ▁After ▁m ating ▁has ▁occurred , ▁females ▁can ▁lay ▁between ▁ 5 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁eggs ▁during ▁the ▁entire ▁bre eding ▁season . ▁The ▁female ▁l ays ▁one ▁cluster ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁which ▁can ▁contain ▁ 2 0 – 3 0 0 ▁eggs . ▁The ▁eggs ▁are ▁retained ▁in ▁a ▁loose , ▁gel atin ous ▁cluster , ▁sub mer ged ▁below ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁stuck ▁to ▁we eds ▁or ▁grass es ▁found ▁along ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁shall ow ▁p onds , ▁flo oded ▁sw ales , ▁road side ▁d itch es , ▁flo oded ▁fields , ▁open