Cicada wing

On Jul 5, 2014, I found this cicada wing on our driveway. The Scissor-grinder Cicadas began singing around our West Toledo home on June 30. Time to transition from birdsong to insect song.

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When the Scissor-grinder Cicadas begin singing in our neighborhood at the end of June or the beginning of July, only a few sing, and they begin signing each day after 8:00 p.m. As the summer wears on, the numbers increase, and they begin singing earlier in the day. But the Scissor-grinder seems to be most active, song-wise, in the late afternoon and during the evening.

Dog Day Cicadas will begin singing later this month. And Dog Days will begin singing in the late morning. They sing more during the early to mid afternoon time period than the Scissor-grinders.

Occasionally, the Linne's Cicada sings around our home.

The Swamp Cicada dominates the song along the lake shore. Swamp Cicadas begin singing in the morning and sing throughout the day.

Peak cicada song occurs from late July to mid September.

And soon, the crickets and katydids will add to the song chorus in our neighborhood with grasshoppers singing in more open areas.

All this insect song can linger to late October or early November, depending upon the delay of cold weather.

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