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Music of the Birds by Lang Elliott is a classic book and CD combo well over 10 years old, that provided bird lovers with a chance to learn to identify and appreciate the songs of numerous species.
Our Changing Seasons: Nature columnist offers ways to identify the insects you hear
Email As Brood X emerges across the eastern U.S., trillions of insects will soon take to the trees, shrilling their mating songs. This group of periodical cicadas, as they’re called, makes up three species and spends 17 years underground. In some areas, all species coexist; in others, one prevails. Brood X cicadas can be distinguished by looking at the underside of the abdomen. The presence of orange stripes and stripe thickness identify both males and females. Regardless of the species, every short-lived male and female has the same goal: to find a partner and reproduce. This is where soun...