Yes, that's Magicicada septendecim, one of the periodical cicadas.
Here are some sounds that I got with mics. The first one is a short
clip of a cicada up close - there is some handling noise. The second
is about 15 feet away from a tree with a lot of activity. This one is
long.
http://www.thepuritan.com/~tgray/Cicadaclose.mp3
http://www.thepuritan.com/~tgray/cicada/Observatory.mp3
I have more if you're really interested...
Tim
On Jul 9, 2004, at 1:57 PM, Rich Peet wrote:
> I do still like that word.
>
> Yesterday was the first day of our Cicada's here on the 45th parallel
> in MN. Just a lone singer. But made me wonder about all those brood
> X recordists out there. Can anyone give us an example of good mass
> Xers? Was it as loud as it was suppose to be?
>
> Rich
>
"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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