Sounds like katydids to me - large, somewhat cricket-like insects. They're
abundant back there. They say "kay-tee-did", only in buzzy "cricks", and
usually call from trees at night.

Eric Kraig
Olympia, WA
maito:kraige at oclc.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Martyn Stewart [mailto:mstew at naturesound.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 8:59 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: What's That Sound? - crick-crick----crick-

Here's an inquiry I received on 3/23. If you have any ideas, please reply
to the list and I'll respond to the person who inquired.

>
>Hello,
> This sound is in Southern WV and starts around the first of August and
> ends when the weather turns cold. It comes only from high in the treetops
> and starts at dusk or early darkness. It is a "
> crick-crick----crick-crick-crick. There seems to be hundreds in the
> treetops. When in the deep woods you are
> surrounded. E-mail.....sdl24740 at yahoo.com
> Thanks for any help.
> JOE

Martyn

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