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Index of Subjects I have heard cicadas buzzing briefly this past week here in Halifax. There have been no persistent sounds from them though. No nighthawks yet. Don Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Linzey" <doug@fundymud.com> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 1:18 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Sounds of High Summer Patricia. Chalmers writes: > Now that we are in the hottest part of the summer, and the > mid-point between solstice and equinox, the songbirds are getting > pretty quiet. So one is glad to notice some new sounds. I've been > hearing cicadas for about a week now in the city (although my brother > says they have been buzzing in Bedford for longer than that). And > last Tuesday night, for the first time this year, I heard crickets > chirping in the evening. I've heard them every night now since. I > associate both of these with high summer. This is interesting. I'm always surprised that cicadas start up as late as they do. None here on the North Mountain yet. But I did see a cricket (first I've seen this year) yesterday. A persistent bird sound here nowadays is the Black-throated Green Warbler, which nests in our woods. The Ovenbirds have stopped calling. Doug Linzey Arlington, NS
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