Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, mappy said: lol this is funny Awesome! Def not a huge emergence here, but a lot more on a few trees. Lot more birds hanging around the tree picking them off. My older dog is snacking on them constantly. She just paces the fence and trees looking for them, it’s ridiculous lol I've seen several cicadas flying around (such as it is!)...and birds dive-bombing after them! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormfly Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 The whirring was quite noticeable at dawn, then as heavy cloud cover ensued, silence. Now it's getting brighter and they are singing. I'll have to take some sound levels. In the house with the windows open it's up to 44dB which is quite noticeable but not annoying. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, Stormfly said: The whirring was quite noticeable at dawn, then as heavy cloud cover ensued, silence. Now it's getting brighter and they are singing. I'll have to take some sound levels. In the house with the windows open it's up to 44dB which is quite noticeable but not annoying. Same here. For just over a week now, I've not had to turn on the ambient and/or focusing playlists while working, and just open the window to let the cicada song in. Ultra soothing. When we take the dog for a walk next door at the heavily-wooded Coast Guard telecom/IT base, it's way louder, though again, not uncomfortably so -- and it's more "surround sound" over there! Perhaps most interesting, to @H2O's point, I've clearly heard the distinct song of each of the three periodical cicada species for the first time, often right outside my home office window. This has, hands down, been THE best brood emergence I've witnessed in my life in terms of the sights, sounds and entire experience. Yeah, they're ugly....but I'm gonna miss these gentle giants when they start dying off in a week or two. I'd take an overflowing yard-ful of periodical cicadas any year, over the annual return of mosquitos and biting flies. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, vastateofmind said: Same here. For just over a week now, I've not had to turn on the ambient and/or focusing playlists while working, and just open the window to let the cicada song in. Ultra soothing. When we take the dog for a walk next door at the heavily-wooded Coast Guard telecom/IT base, it's way louder, though again, not uncomfortably so -- and it's more "surround sound" over there! Perhaps most interesting, to @H2O's point, I've clearly heard the distinct song of each of the three periodical cicada species for the first time, often right outside my home office window. This has, hands down, been THE best brood emergence I've witnessed in my life in terms of the sights, sounds and entire experience. Yeah, they're ugly....but I'm gonna miss these gentle giants when they start dying off in a week or two. I'd take an overflowing yard-ful of periodical cicadas any year, over the annual return of mosquitos and biting flies. Yeah I think it's pretty cool, myself! Interesting how the sound comes and goes with the amount of cloud cover, and how by late afternoon or so they call it a day. I would imagine tomorrow and Sunday they'll be far more muted with cooler temperatures and rain. But perhaps they'll start right back up after that. I don't know how much longer they'll go on, but would think given how many I still saw emerging this week, we'll hear them loud and clear through the 1st week of June at least. I think that's the typical time they go on, early-mid June or there about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleocene Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 For posterity, this was the noise level in my backyard around lunchtime yesterday: https://streamable.com/o83pag I've been poking around with a decibel meter on my phone (no idea how accurate it is) in the neighborhood and under certain trees have been getting readings as high as 55-60 lol. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 There is a bit of a funky smell near places with a lot of dead cicada. Not overwhelming, but there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 6 hours ago, vastateofmind said: Yeah, they're ugly.... Now who you callin' ugly?!?! Look into my eyes, all five of them... 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 2 hours ago, MN Transplant said: There is a bit of a funky smell near places with a lot of dead cicada. Not overwhelming, but there. Noticed that this week. It’s inevitable given the billions that croak and slowly decompose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 2 hours ago, MN Transplant said: There is a bit of a funky smell near places with a lot of dead cicada. Not overwhelming, but there. Kinda noticed the same concerning the smell. Have seen many dead cicadas and old exoskeleton shells. I think many of the dead ones are from "failed" molting, but also probably just died and fell out of the trees naturally...or were half eaten by birds, got stepped on, etc. Still a lot around though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino16 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 2 hours ago, MN Transplant said: There is a bit of a funky smell near places with a lot of dead cicada. Not overwhelming, but there. That’s the beginning of cicada stew we’ll be having after the rain ends! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 The cicada thread on a cool, rainy day: 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Kay said: The cicada thread on a cool, rainy day: Could also be any winter-related thread, too, most of the time! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 5:17 PM, Always in Zugzwang said: Publicly fornicating cicadas! Shock, horror! Someone get these two a room, or a private tree branch, stat!! (or call @ravensrule!) I thought they were Siamese twins. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I’d get so much more action if my mate couldn’t see me during the act. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Definitely getting that rotting cicada smell in spots today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Despite the cool morning today they are back at it song wise. Still loud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolz1 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Going to be a loud day. 2 days of a cold shower and they are ready for some action today! Funny, the trees in the shade are just a constant spattering of "clicks" and "chirps"....Trees in the sun are getting into the typical drone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 The "spaceship" has returned! I guess all it took was even just a little bit of sun this morning to get them going again. I'm sure they'll like the much warmer temperatures this week, however many are left around partying. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George BM Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, Always in Zugzwang said: The "spaceship" has returned! I guess all it took was even just a little bit of sun this morning to get them going again. I'm sure they'll like the much warmer temperatures this week, however many are left around partying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 minute ago, George BM said: I'm sure there are plenty left around for awhile! I thought they typically go into June for a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 They’re buzzing and flying all around here again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 47 minutes ago, Always in Zugzwang said: I'm sure there are plenty left around for awhile! I thought they typically go into June for a bit. They started late, so they should be around for a couple weeks. Super loud in my neighborhood. Nice to be back in town and experience this again! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlizzardNole Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Oh they are gonna be insane this week when the heat, humidity and warm nights set in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Out at my sons baseball game today and they are constantly landing on us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Online decibel meter website says it’s about 90db outside. All from cicadas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 They are out in force today, all over. And loud. Some plants are just covered with them. Even saw car tires with cicadas (probably not the best place for them to hang out!). I swear I saw a lot of "new" exoskeletons on trees that were not there the other day. I think some new ones have still been emerging. <math geek> Parallel cicadas. </math geek> And a face-off! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 The trees by the dog beach at Quiet Waters park in Annapolis were overrun. It was quite a show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Forgot to tell a story about a family around the corner who were seemingly so afraid of the first emerging cicadas that they took a f’ing blowtorch to the tree on their front yard to get rid of them. I’m hoping they’ve realized the sheer folly of their ways, but I’m not 100% certain they have. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vastateofmind Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 17 hours ago, H2O said: Online decibel meter website says it’s about 90db outside. All from cicadas Yeah, yesterday was probably the loudest yet -- hosted a BBQ on the back patio starting around 3-ish. They were dialing it back by then a couple notches (and I noticed that they tend to late afternoon into evening), but starting at sunup until early afternoon, it gets loud out there. Between the bugs singing their pickup songs, and intermittently raising/lowering the volume on Big 100.3's "Memorial Day 500" classic rock countdown, we all were talking pretty loudly at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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