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The mission of the PEBC
is to be a vehicle for understanding and appreciating the natural
wonders in our own backyards.


Cicada Song

 

We are not the only ones who enjoy being out on hot, summer days. You may hear another of nature's summer friends if you listen carefully. You may recognize the cicada's call of zee-oo, zee-oo from the tops of trees.

The periodical cicada is probably the most well known, emerging once every thirteen or seventeen years (depending on the species). Unfortunately, we don't have this species in Minnesota.

The cicada call can be quite noisy.
Click here to hear one:
Cicada call

To find out more about the cicada and more singing, summer insects, check
out the MN DNR article on
The Buggy Sounds of Summer

 

 

cicada
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To report your first cicada chorus, click below!

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