They may be small creatures but their collective calls sure can pack a punch. The annual appearance of the bug-eyed, big-winged insect called a cicada is synonymous with summertime, as is their ...

Few bird songs accompany me as I take the morning walks in late August. I regularly hear the persistent red-eyed vireo and usually a wood peewee. Occasionally, a couple of warblers add abbreviated ...

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The sound of summer’s height is the cicada. You always hear the first one. It’s a sound you haven’t thought about for months, but, ah: the whine, the drone, the rattling diminution. There you are!

July, August and September are the months of insects in Lancaster County. And I have been delighted to experience many insects, locally, during those warm months. From the middle of June to mid-July, ...

During the summer, you probably hear a variety of sounds in your own backyard. We take a quick listen at what you're hearing. If you step outside during the daytime what you most likely will be ...

Bird-watching—and, necessarily, listening—has exploded in popularity in recent years. But put your ears a little closer to the ground, and you might hear a quieter but just as potent kind of song ...