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As of today July 20, 5 cicada species have been heard calling daily in Southern Maryland. A sixth species, Tibicen winnemanna (aka T. pruinosa) has been heard calling in the mountains of the Mid-Atlantic states. Here is what they sound like:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tibicen chloromerus<\/u>, Morning Cicada (8 second rising crescendo call) normally is heard from 7am to 11am, but can be heard throughout the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Neocicada hieroglyphica<\/u>, Hieroglyphic Cicada (call sounds like a remote controlled aircraft revving up) can be heard from around 9:30am through the afternoon until dusk (at 9:00pm). This cicada calls in small localized colonies and is quite obvious if one is listening for cicadas.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Tibicen robinsonianus<\/u>, Robinson\u2019s Cicada (call is a single grunt like sound repeated over and over) can be heard calling after Noon but is normally heard from 4pm to dusk (about 9pm right now).<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Tibicen lyricen<\/u>, Lyric Cicada (a long continuous monotone rattle lasting more than 30 seconds) can be heard in the evening to dusk.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tibicen davisi<\/u>, Davis\u2019 Cicada (a short brassy buzz-saw like sound lasting about 10 seconds) can be heard during the morning hours into early afternoon. I have never heard T. davisi call in the evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Two more species, Tibicen auletes and Tibicen linnei should be heard shortly.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Remember, Brood X adults are now gone!! If you see or hear any cicadas they are one of the many species of annual or dog day cicadas.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n First Tibicen davisi reported calling!!! That makes five actively calling in this area!<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The first T. davisi of the 2004 season was heard calling in St. Mary\u2019s County, Maryland during the afternoon of July 18.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n More on Brood X distribution in the Frederick and Washington counties, MD area.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:52:41 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Washington\/Frederick<\/p>\n Location: South Mountain<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: While driving back from the July 4th weekend, I noticed quite a bit of flagging on US 40 at the top of South Mountain near Greenbrier Park, then once I was on the other side of the I-70 bridge, it quickly disappeared. I found another small, localized area of flagging on Braddock Mtn on Ridge Road, just west of Frederick. Also saw evidence of cicadas at PenMar Park, at where Wash Co, Fred Co, and Penn. all meet. Seems like Brood X visited the higher elevations in Western MD, but not in the valleys. I saw and heard nothing around Hagerstown and Frederick cities. I enjoyed hearing the annuals at dusk on the drive back to VA!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Brood X wrap up from Fairfax County, Virginia <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:33:43 PM<\/p>\n State: VA<\/p>\n County: Fairfax<\/p>\n City: Falls Church<\/p>\n Location: Intersection of VA Rt. 29 and Cameron Rd.<\/p>\n Periodical cicada activity: Activity started slowly around 11 May and increased steadily; at the peak, they were all over my yard. I heard and found all three species. At the peak, they were clinging on practically every other leaf, and the sound was impossible to ignore. During the final week of May, the peak week, they even did sing at night. Things tapered down rather dramatically after Memorial Day weekend, and I believe I found my last live cicada around 12 June. My yard was more heavily populated than some in the neighborhood, though, but on the whole they were pretty much everywhere.<\/p>\n Periodical cicada activity 1987: I was very little in 1987, but I remember that they all came out at once, not gradually like this time. I just woke up one day and there were huge screaming bugs clinging to everything, which was terrifying. I know that they were more spastic in 1987–they were more likely to jump up and fly if you walked past them. I suspect that there were more in general that year, as there has been a lot of construction in Falls Church since 1987.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n All quiet in Bowie<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:41:48 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Prince Georges<\/p>\n City: Bowie<\/p>\n Location: My yard<\/p>\n Periodical cicada activity: I wish to report no emergences this month, although I have seen a few sheds where I thought all had been collected.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First report of Eggs hatching!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, July 12, 2004 4:45:53 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Prince Georges<\/p>\n City: Cheverly<\/p>\n Location: Belleview Ave.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: First instar nymphs of M. septendecim began hatching yesterday (11 July)from red oak twigs; more today. Sample preserved.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Report of Brood X Eggs laid in Tomato Plant!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, July 10, 2004 5:39:53 PM<\/p>\n I would like to report the laying of eggs on a tomato plant in my garden from Brood X.<\/p>\n I’m located in SW Mifflin County, PA.<\/p>\n I’ll go now to take a picture.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7-06-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n As of today, 4 cicada species have been heard calling daily in Southern Maryland. A fifth species, Tibicen winnemanna is most likely calling in the mountains of the Mid-Atlantic states. <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tibicen chloromerus<\/u>, Morning Cicada (8 second rising crescendo call) normally is heard from 7am to 11am.<\/strong><\/p>\n Neocicada hieroglyphica<\/u>, Hieroglyphic Cicada (call sounds like a remote controlled aircraft revving up) can be heard from around 9:30am through the afternoon until dusk (at 9:00pm). This cicada calls in small localized colonies and is quite obvious if one is listening for cicadas.<\/strong><\/p>\n Tibicen robinsonianus<\/u>, Robinson\u2019s Cicada (call is a single grunt like sound repeated over and over) can be heard calling after Noon but is normally heard from 4pm to dusk\u00a0 (about 9pm right now).<\/strong><\/p>\n Tibicen lyricen<\/u>, Lyric Cicada (a long continuous monotone rattle lasting more than 30 seconds) can be heard in the evening to dusk.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Two more species, Tibicen auletes and Tibicen davisi should be heard shortly.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 7-05-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, July 05, 2004 10:52:42 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Carroll<\/p>\n City: Westminster<\/p>\n Location: Up on Parr’s Ridge, not far from Western Maryland (McDaniel) College.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I saw only one flying on June 8th.\u00a0 I neither saw nor heard any in town until June 30th, when I heard one in my oak tree in front of my house.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: I lived in Southern California then.\u00a0 We had no cicadas of any sort.<\/p>\n Comments: In 1974 I lived in Brown County, Indiana, and they were SPECTACULAR.\u00a0 Sitting up in the fire-tower, one could hear waves of their song (like a chorus of chain-saws) pouring over the forest, up one hill and down the next, swirling, splitting and doubling back; fading out only to swell again, returning from three directions at once like a tidal force.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, July 05, 2004 10:17:53 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Anne Arundel<\/p>\n City: Arnold<\/p>\n Location: Laurel Valley Ct., across from Bay Hills shopping center<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Numerous cicadas sighted flying around the treetops and later dead ones on the ground in the garden–but not nearly as many or as loud as in some other areas I visited (esp older Baltimore tree-filled communities).\u00a0 Suspect this may be only first or second brood in my area since it was developed (early 80’s).\u00a0 Only occasionally loud individuals heard over din of the multitudes in the distance.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: My community (Laurel Valley Ct.) was built just a few years prior.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 7-04-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, July 04, 2004 3:08:01 PM<\/p>\n State: VA<\/p>\n County: Fairfax<\/p>\n City: Fairfax<\/p>\n Location: Jennifer Drive, just north of Nellie White<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity:<\/p>\n Emergence\u00a0\u00a0 May 10th2004<\/p>\n First song\u00a0\u00a0 May 14th 2004<\/p>\n Ending around June 10th 2004<\/p>\n Heavy emergence, unable to count…\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987:<\/p>\n yes they did.. but we moved in in 2000… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Comments: This is old news, but thought you might want it.<\/p>\n Saw our first cicada emerging from a hole at Camp Crowell Girl Scout Camp in Oakton, VA, on Sat. May 8th in the afternoon.<\/p>\n At our home in Fairfax just two blocks north of Burke, four blocks from Ox Road route 123, our first emergences smack in our face were Monday morning May 10th. It was light at first, then steadily heavier. The first singers were 5\/14\/04.\u00a0 By June 10th most of the sound had finished. We still heard the ones north of us…but by mid June they were gone.\u00a0 Sad, sad.<\/p>\n We thought we might count them… NOPE… way too\u00a0 many.. in trees on bushes, under trees… many, many cicadas… Seeing the map helped me to understand that we really are on the southern side of the brood X… \ud83d\ude42 Great experience.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 7-03-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday, July 03, 2004 3:29:17 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Montgomery<\/p>\n City: Lower Gwynedd<\/p>\n Location:\u00a0 Gwynedd Valley post office<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: WE WERE TOLD WE COULD EXPECT A VERY HEAVY AMOUNT OF CICADAS AND TO DATE HAVE SEEN NONE. IS IT POSSIBLE WE WILL NOT GET THEM AT ALL? MY DAUGHTER IN CINCINNATI AREA GOT A GREAT DEAL OF THEM ALMOST A MONTH AGO AS DID THE AREAS SOUTH OF PA. SO ASSUME THEY ARE NOT COMING FROM THE GROUND HERE SINCE TOO LATE. THANKS FOR YOUR FEELINGS AS TO THEM STILL COMING HERE. THANKS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 7-02-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n As of Saturday, June 26, 2004, there were still cicadas in Sky Meadow Park near Paris Virginia. I heard them, and saw several live ones. Guess it is because it is cooler in the foothills?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, July 02, 2004 11:25:27 AM<\/p>\n State: VA<\/p>\n County: Fairfax<\/p>\n City: CENTREVILLE<\/p>\n Location: Mountain View School<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I counted 179,685 cicadas per quarter acre.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-30-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday, June 30, 2004 8:48:02 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Montgomery<\/p>\n City: Laytonsville<\/p>\n Location: Shady Grove Metro (site of today’s activity)<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: There was plenty – we lived in North Chevy Chase, near the Audubon.<\/p>\n Comments: Heard loud and clear on June 30, 2004!<\/p>\n This was at the Metro station (Shady Grove) between the new garage and the east – bound exit. The temp was 85 degrees.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NOTE: This report may be of Neocicada hieroglyphica and not that of Magicicada spp. JZ.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday, June 30, 2004 12:15:33 PM<\/p>\n Other State: Ohio<\/p>\n County: Belmont<\/p>\n City: St Clairsville<\/p>\n Location: Union Local High School<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: None<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-29-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Concerning the line between the Brood II and X areas in Northern Virginia. The map shows the line going through southern Fairfax County. I live in Prince William County and can confirm that we saw no emergence. However, we did see plenty of cicadas in Springfield and in Fountainhead Park, which is on the northern bank of the Occoquon river. So it would appear that the border between the broods is the Occoquan River – which forms the border between Fairfax and Prince William.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-28-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Steve, Your e-mail address (sheiss@ccpl.org) keeps getting kicked back. Please e-mail me again and I will send my response. JZ.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 28, 2004 8:43:28 PM<\/p>\n State: DE<\/p>\n County: New Castle<\/p>\n City: Wilmington<\/p>\n Location: Marshallton\/Hockessin<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: No periodical activity in the northern part of the county.\u00a0 Massive emergence in southern New Castle County near C&D Canal (Bear\/Glasgow) ended about a week ago.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 28, 2004 11:14:49 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County:<\/p>\n City: Baltimore<\/p>\n Location: Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I have found a green-eyed cicada.\u00a0 I found it alive last night but it died this morning 06\/28\/2004.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-27-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:41:44 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0 VA<\/p>\n County: Prince William<\/p>\n City: Manassas<\/p>\n Location:<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity:<\/p>\n Noise has really dropped off in the last two weeks in the Fairfax\/Clifton areas. Only hear a few lonely souls at a time now, instead of thousands. Last Friday I was surprised to hear some and see flagging SW of Clifton and along Yates Ford Rd east of Manassas. It seemed to stop as soon as the road ends at Prince William Pkwy. I’ve found cicadas north and east of Manassas now, but they disappear as soon as I get to town. Haven’t actually seen one in person since 2nd week of June. BTW This morning was the 1st time I’ve noticed the song of the annual cicadas. It’s not summer til I’ve heard them!<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987:<\/p>\n Comments:<\/p>\n Love the site–can’t wait to see the final map locations. Looks like my area has another 9 years to go. Interesting how the two broods are practically evenly spaced apart from each other.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:27:42 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Chester<\/p>\n City: Wayne<\/p>\n Location: Old Eagle School<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: None<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-25-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 25, 2004 12:35:11 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Perry<\/p>\n City: Newport<\/p>\n Location: Reststop on highway<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: This is report from a friend who just handed me specimens collected 13 June 2004. Many dead on ground, and lots in trees.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 25, 2004 9:58:39 AM<\/p>\n State: WV<\/p>\n County: Grant<\/p>\n City:<\/p>\n Location: West of Scherr<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity:<\/p>\n Someone posted a message saying that on June 20, they heard cicadas all the way between Petersburg and Keyser, but not in the higher mountains SW of Petersburg.\u00a0 I decided to retrace that route, starting at my home near Harman, WV.<\/p>\n I heard no cicadas between Harman and Petersburg.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t hear any north of Petersburg along Rt. 42 until I was just south of Scherr.\u00a0 Nor did I see any obvious flagging.\u00a0 Beyond Maysville, I heard a few in a couple of small patches along the road, but there was no place to pull off, so I kept going.\u00a0 At Scherr I decided to return home instead of taking Rt. 93 to Keyser.\u00a0 Rt. 42-93 climbs up to the Fore Knobs on the Allegheny Front and makes a switchback as it climbs above the Foreknobs.\u00a0 There, just beyond the cleared fields, I heard lots of buzzing above and below the road.\u00a0 There was a place to pull off, and a gated farm road descended from the highway.\u00a0 I definitely heard decims but am still not able to distinguish the songs of deculas and cassinis.\u00a0 I picked up and saved the following dead individuals:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Decim \u2013 three males<\/p>\n Decula \u2013 one male<\/p>\n Cassini \u2013 three males, one female, one indeterminate (end of abdomen missing)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Locust trees had been flagged there.\u00a0 This flagging isn\u2019t obvious from the highway. About 200 feet further up, the buzzing stopped, and I heard no more cicadas as I proceeded through Tucker County.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 25, 2004 1:14:53 AM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Montgomery<\/p>\n City: Lafayette Hill<\/p>\n Location: Near Ridge and Germantown Pikes<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I haven’t heard any cicadas at all, and I am very disappointed!!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-24-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:26:52 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Luzerne<\/p>\n City: Yatesville<\/p>\n Location: near Pittston Area High School adajacent to Insignia Point Community Developement Project.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: 6\/23\/04\u00a0\u00a0 Activity almost terminated.\u00a0 Very few left alive.\u00a0 Decim only<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:19:59 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Berks<\/p>\n City: Pricetown<\/p>\n Location: Junction of 5 Points Road & Schweitz Road, Rockland Twp.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: 6\/24\/04:\u00a0 activity was waning, difficult to find specimens; cassini & decim present.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-23-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:18:01 PM<\/p>\n State: VA<\/p>\n County: Fairfax<\/p>\n City: Annandale<\/p>\n Location: Rt. 236, Little River Turnpike<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: When I first reported on this site it was around May 5th, (noticed about 5 shells hanging on the brick) just outside my apartment complex, then all “heck” broke loose, from May 6th thru June 5th, the emergence was millions, I thought my area was the epi center. It was incredible how many we had at just our apartment complex. Bascially I felt house bound, they were so bad. I had to go to work, however took my trusty umbrella with me and ran and ran. Who ever says that don’t swarm, that is not true. They were bigger this time then I remember from 1987 and much, much more of them. I noticed the decline in singing and emergence on or about June 10th or so. Now there are none to be seen or heard from. The flagging on the trees are incredible.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987:<\/p>\n They were not quite as bad and heavy as this year 2004 and I don’t remember them being so large in size. Sorry but I will not be in a state in 17 years for this again. They creeped me out! Sorry all you bug lovers. even though I never intentionally killed one, I would never do that.<\/p>\n Comments:<\/p>\n Thank you so much for this web site. It really helped me to understand these creatures of God!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:55:44 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Harford<\/p>\n City: Bel Air<\/p>\n Location: CmWright High School<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: In Bel Air town limits, and north and west…nothing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:57:41 AM<\/p>\n State: VA<\/p>\n County: RAPPAHANNOCK<\/p>\n City: WASHINGTON<\/p>\n Location: ROUTE 211<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: NONE! KIDS ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED! ME, TOO!<\/p>\n Comments: WE LEFT TOWN JUNE 6TH WITH NO CICADA ACTIVITY, THINKING IT WAS COOLER OUT THIS WAY AND THAT WHEN WE RETURNED TWO WEEKS LATER, WE MIGHT BE LUCKY. WE FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THE CICADAS EMERGED ON OUR PROPERTY AND MUST CONCLUDE THAT FOR SOME REASON THEY WILL NOT AT ALL.<\/p>\n HAVE YOU GOTTEN THE SAME KIND OF RESPONSE FROM OTHERS IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE DC METRO AREAS IN VIRGINIA? THANKS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-22-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 22, 2004 6:58:56 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Howard<\/p>\n City: Elkridge<\/p>\n Location: Meadowridge Cemetary Rt 1 & Meadowridge Rd<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Cemetery was a great place to watch and hear the cicada’s from mid May they were very active and very loud, but today June 22 not a sound, saw many dead and dead branches on trees, must say we are going to miss the little guys.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 22, 2004 6:19:16 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montgomery<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rockville<\/p>\n Location: Cabin John Parkway and Monroe St., Rockville<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I thought the cicadas had all died out. I went to Dog Run Park on Sunday (6\/20) to see if I could find any, but did not hear any. However, yesterday (6\/21), I am pretty certain I heard some along Cabin John Parkway, and I heard some along Mt. Vernon Pl, and again where Monroe Street and Cabin John Parkway intersect. Haven’t seen any in about a week, though.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 22, 2004 12:16:57 PM<\/p>\n State:MD<\/p>\n County: Anne Arundel<\/p>\n City: Annapolis<\/p>\n Location:\u00a0 Maryland Department of Agriculture<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: One live cassini female last night, well, sort of alive. T. chloromerus nymph collected 21 june outside office window, shed last night.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-21-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 3:11:14 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NJ<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Middlesex<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Brunswick<\/p>\n Location: by Rt 1, Rt 18 and TPK<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: None, thank God.<\/p>\n Comments: I have a feeling we get the annual ones in New Brunswick, which don’t bother me as much as the periodical ones.\u00a0 I’ve only lived here 6 years.\u00a0 I remember the last invasion of the periodicals in Edison, though.Millions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 3:08:14 PM<\/p>\n State: NJ<\/p>\n County: Mercer<\/p>\n City: Princeton<\/p>\n Location: 87 Prospect St., east edge of University Campus<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Very heavy from about June 1. Reporting in to say that today is the first day without substantial activity. June 18 (Friday) when I left work there were scores of cicadas in the trees around the building, vocalizing and flying around. Today I saw one single individual in flight and heard three or four “wah” calls from a tree outside. This would seem to be the end of the emergence. Often it’s hard to gather end dates so I thought I’d let you know.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joe, thanks for all the late season PA Sites!!!\u00a0 JZ<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 12:54:44 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: \u00a0Lehigh<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Zionsville<\/p>\n Location: at Salem Evangelical Methodist Church in Upper Milford Twp<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: P3;\u00a0 2 species present, decula probable<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 12:29:00 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Luzerne<\/p>\n City: Askam<\/p>\n Location: south side of Nanticoke in Hanover Twp.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: P6;\u00a0 decim only<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 12:22:13 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Schuylkill<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zion Grove<\/p>\n Location: Zion Grove in North Union Twp<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: P4;\u00a0 decim only<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 12:15:32 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Berks<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seisholtzville<\/p>\n Location: east of Seisholtzville in Hereford Twp.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: P4;\u00a0 2 spp present;\u00a0 decula?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 12:11:38 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Berks<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Kempton<\/p>\n Location: 2 mi s of Kempton along Rt 143 @ Pine Creek<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: P3; decim & cassini present<\/p>\n Comments: May be northern most station for cassini in PA<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 12:05:39 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Schuylkill<\/p>\n City: Oneida<\/p>\n Location: 3 mi west of Oneida at “The Cove”<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: P3\u00a0 only decim present<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 12:00:47 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Northampton<\/p>\n City: Bethlehem<\/p>\n Location: Seidersville Road<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: P4\u00a0\u00a0 3 spp present\u00a0 numerous decula<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-21-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ANNUAL CICADA UPDATE!!!<\/u><\/strong> For Monday, June 21, 2004<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We also had a report from Annapolis, Maryland of two Magicicada species calling (decula and cassini) along with 3 to 4 Neocicada hieroglyphica!!!! Live decim and live T. lyricen were also collected that day (June 18, Fri) making it a 5 cicada species day!!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 11:07:49 AM<\/p>\n State: West Virginia<\/p>\n County: grant<\/p>\n Location: from Keyser to just northeast of Petersburg<\/p>\n along route 220 south, route 42 and route 93<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: singing loudly on afternoon of 6\/20 throughout entire route. Flagging of trees decreases from northeast to southwest. Little to no flagging observed south of intersection of Route 50 and Route 93. They appear to have emerged more recently south of this intersection. No cicadas in the high mountains to the southwest of Petersburg.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 10:02:50 AM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Garrett and Allegany<\/p>\n Location: Heard cicadas along road from MD State Rt. 135 where it drops down to the Potomac River, along State Route 36, I-68, and in Green Ridge State Forest.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I started hearing cicadas where MD State Route 135 descends to the Potomac River, but there was no place to pull off the road and the hillsides were steep.\u00a0 I heard them frequently along I-68 as I headed east.\u00a0 In many places trees were heavily flagged.\u00a0 I left the Interstate at Exit 62 and went a short distance south into Green Ridge State Forest.\u00a0 Here and there, where some sun was getting into the canopy, I heard buzzing.\u00a0 I stopped at a convenient place and soon saw them flying around.\u00a0 It was easy to find dead ones on the side of the road.\u00a0 I easily captured a live one and brought it back with me.\u00a0 (Now I feel badly that I did that to the little critter.\u00a0 It is still alive.)\u00a0 I drove a few tenths of a mile further and collected some more dead ones.<\/p>\n Now that I am back home and have gone back to the Univ of Michigan site, it appears that all the individuals I collected are female deculas.\u00a0 I heard deculas (but I still have trouble distinguishing them from cassinis).\u00a0 When I stopped in the state forest, I could clearly hear decims, but can’t say I heard any cassinis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Helen from Randolph County, when you report a sighting we do not get your e-mail address. Please send me your e-mail address through the comment section on this website. I need your help in collecting information on West Virginia annual cicadas. Thanks, John.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 21, 2004 6:44:24 AM<\/p>\n State:PA<\/p>\n County: Bedford<\/p>\n City: Bedford<\/p>\n Location: route 220 7 miles south of bedford, pa.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I spotted the first cicadas May 16th on an apple tree in my yard. New ones kept coming for several weeks and as the weather got warmer it was difficult to do yard work because there were so many they flew into you and landed on you. as they emerged and climbed the apple tree in the morning when it was cool I swatted them with a thin flat board. This went on for at least two weeks until one hot afternoon I detected this fowl odor, it was the dead ones at the tree. As of june 20th the noise has slowed and I can only hear some far off in the woods. there are a lot of branch ends down and many many hanging on the trees. I thought they were more selective about trees but apparently not. They layed eggs in apple, oak, maple, chestnut, pear, locust about everything.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987:<\/p>\n Yes but the damage was not as bad. I also had them in 1970 with minor damage to some young fruit trees.<\/p>\n Comments:<\/p>\n All around Bedford and in town there were zillions of the critters.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-20-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday, June 20, 2004 10:59:00 PM<\/p>\n State: Georgia<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Union<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blairsville<\/p>\n Location: 8.5 miles SW of downtown; 1 mile from corner of Old Blue Ridge Hwy & Hicks Gap Road.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Started in late April; would consider activity light; now almost non-existent. Many dead leaves on trees.\u00a0 2-3 miles East there doesn’t appear to have been any activity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday, June 20, 2004 7:10:53 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Berks<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reading<\/p>\n Location: Nolde Forest State Park<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Very Heavy<\/p>\n Comments:<\/p>\n We’ve been going out to Nolde Forest nearly everyday since May 21st. We’ve found 3 white eyed cicadas and 1 blue eyed. I am uncertain as to the precise species of the above cicadas. Please feel free to contact me and I will attempt to provide any other information requested. I also heard them along Rt422 between Birdsboro and Douglassville. Curiously we spend alot of time at Blue Marsh Lake park near Reading, Pa and we heard none whatsoever there.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday, June 20, 2004 10:44:32 AM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montgomery<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willow Grove<\/p>\n Location: Near PA Turnpike<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Absolutely none.\u00a0 Never saw or heard a single one.<\/p>\n Comments: No one at work has mentioned any activity either.\u00a0 They seem to have missed the entire Philadelphia area and suburbs.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-18-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 18, 2004 8:29:29 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Carroll<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Westminster<\/p>\n Location: 3 miles north of Westminster, in the “Frizellburg” area.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: No cicadas at all in my area – no sounds, no sightings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 18, 2004 4:46:20 PM<\/p>\n State: \u00a0MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 baltimore<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 catonsville<\/p>\n Location:<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Cicadas are still loud around my son’s place in Catonsville, as of yesterday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 18, 2004 4:04:31 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BALTIMORE<\/p>\n Location: Eastern Parkway, near Harford Road and Northern Parkway<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: They came out nightly from 15-May through 23-May. By taking random samples of the shells, I estimated many thousands to perhaps tens of thousands in my 1\/4 acre yard. The singing began solidly on 22-May, and continued through 14-Jun. By 17-Jun they were silent. They preferred to lay eggs mostly in the oaks and maples, but interestingly, they really took a liking to my crape myrtles.<\/p>\n Comments: That’s it for this year. Let’s do this again in 2021!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-17-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 17, 2004 6:22:50 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0 Maine<\/p>\n County:<\/p>\n Wanted to thank you for your advice to head for Princeton, NJ to see the Cicadas before they died off.\u00a0 We left yesterday morning and saw many last evening.\u00a0 Just arrived back in Bangor, Maine after a grueling ten hour drive back.\u00a0 It’ll be a memory my daughter will never forget.\u00a0 We caught a few, listened to them on the ride home and she’ll now mount some for her collection.\u00a0 We even found a couple mating and took pictures.<\/p>\n Thanks again,<\/p>\n Joe<\/p>\n Bangor, Maine<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 17, 2004 12:29:36 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prince Georges<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oxon Hill<\/p>\n Location:\u00a0 7711 livngston Raod behind Oxon Hill Elementary<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: At around May 22 about 100-200 were surround the building after approx 2 weeks, they began to disappear.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:46:45 AM<\/p>\n State: VA<\/p>\n Other_State: and WV<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loudoun<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dulles<\/p>\n Location:\u00a0 Dulles Airport, Rt.9, Rt. 7 into Shepherdstown, WV<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada\u00a0 Activity: Saw one poor lost cicada at the Budget rental car lot at Dulles airport. Could not hear a chorus there.\u00a0 Driving W to WV, heard them with windows up, radio on and driving 55 MPH.\u00a0 Heard large numbers all along Rt. 7 and Rt. 9 to Shepherdstown, WV.\u00a0 Very large numbers at National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown (Shepherd Grade Road). I was so lucky to take this trip at the right time to see them! These observations from 6\/6-6\/9<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-16-04<\/strong><\/p>\n Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:36:55 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Delaware County<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia…immediate western suburbs<\/p>\n Location: Media Courthouse in Media, PA<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: We got shafted. No cicadas. According to the emergence maps, Brood X was definitely supposed to hit here. Delaware County, PA in particular completely lacking of any activity. Some reports to the immediate north in Montgomery County, PA. People in Delaware County remember seeing cicadas in 1987. It is now June 16, so they are a no-show.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 16, 2004 10:24:33 PM<\/p>\n Other_State: NY<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nassau<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roslyn Heights<\/p>\n Location:<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: none<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 16, 2004 8:06:36 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0MD<\/p>\n County: Montgomery<\/p>\n City: Rockville<\/p>\n Location: Fireside Park apartments, Monroe St.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: There has been a big decline in activity. At the apartment complex, I only hear the occasional male calling. However, as I walked to the Rockville Metro station, I heard a bunch calling in the trees near the Judicial Center on Monroe St. But even there, there has been a significant decline.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:49:58 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Prince Georges<\/p>\n City: Upper Marlboro<\/p>\n Location: Candy Hill Road at Croom Road (MD Route 382)<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I reported about 3-4 weeks ago that we had none whatsoever.\u00a0 Shortly thereafter (approx Memorial Day) we could hear them nearby, but I actually only saw about 1 or 2 live cicadas, although I happened upon several more dead ones.\u00a0 By now they seem to have disappeared entirely.\u00a0 So, with such a small number, did we actually “have” them on our property in 2004??\u00a0 I’d say “no, but they were nearby.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 16, 2004 2:12:57 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Berks<\/p>\n City: Birdsboro<\/p>\n Location: Robeson Township, up in the hills (600ft elev)in the woods near Cedar Hill Rd. and Rock Hollow Rd.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Massive (billions)numbers from mid May. They are dying off now. Lots of flagging. Looks like fall around here. Haven’t been able to use the pool or even stay outside due to the swarming. Not sorry to see them go.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 16, 2004 1:19:07 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Luzerne<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Glen Lyon<\/p>\n Location: cemetary right outside of town<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Excellent spot to see Cicada! Very heavy activity considering<\/p>\n all surrounding towns lack Cicadas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-15-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:33:12 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Baltimore<\/p>\n City: Phoenix<\/p>\n Location: Loch Raven reservoir- Eagle’s Nest Golf Course<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Moderate<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: Less activity than this year<\/p>\n Comments: I found one blue-eyed cicada on Monday, May 11,2004<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 15, 2004 7:58:03 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Chester<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Uwchlan Twp.<\/p>\n Location: Shamona Park on Dowling Forge Rd in the James Pond area of the park<\/p>\n Comments: You probably have gotten info from this area already, but in case you haven’t, I could easily hear the cicadas but not see them, as their sound was coming from the deeper woods.\u00a0 I did find quite a few dead ones, (septendecula and septendecim to my untrained eye) on the paved trail and bridges.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 15, 2004 6:16:59 PM<\/p>\n State: NJ<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Mercer<\/p>\n City: Princeton<\/p>\n Location: Princeton University<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Thousands everywhere<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:23:28 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PA<\/p>\n County: bedford<\/p>\n City: centerville<\/p>\n Location: rt 220 area. Koon and Gordon lakes<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Tremendous amounts of cicadas. Deafening noise that can be heard in a car with windows up and radio on!<\/p>\n Comments: I only remember a little about the last cicada activity but it was nothing like this.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:06:58 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Frederick<\/p>\n City: Frederick<\/p>\n Location: Rt 15 from Frederick to Leesburg<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: We have NO Cicada Activity – I haven’t seen a single one. However, I drove up Rt. 15 from Frederick to Leesburg, VA this weekend, and heard them.\u00a0 So, on the return trip I tried to pay attention to the noise.\u00a0 It was quite loud all the way up Rt. 15 through Point of Rocks, MD.\u00a0 Then, shortly after that, the noise dropped off, and by mile marker 3, there was nothing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I find this lack of any cicadas in Frederick really curious – and am actually kind of disappointed.\u00a0 I’d be interested in seeing the final geographical distribution.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:57:49 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Montgomery County<\/p>\n City: Germantown<\/p>\n Location: Great Seneca Highway near RR tracks<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Yesterday, June 14, was the first day I didn’t see a living cicada since they started coming out of the ground. They are all dead.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 15, 2004 7:33:17 AM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stafford<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stafford<\/p>\n Location: The entire county as far as I’m aware<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: None.<\/p>\n Comments: However, I was digging in the back yard to lay a concrete foundation and saw about 10 large cicada underground alive and well within a 10 by 10 foot area 3 weeks ago. That got us excited that they were coming.<\/p>\n Actually, there seem to be 2 broods underground.\u00a0 A large one in physical size that we thought would emerge this year (must be next year) and a smaller, white grub that looks like it’s half way through development (must be Brood II).<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-14-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 14, 2004 8:49:47 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chester, Montg., Bucks<\/p>\n City:<\/p>\n Location:<\/p>\n I travel for work. In Chester County I first encountered them in Exton off of rte 401. Only one type with the low toned call, orange banded bellies. Later encountered them on Rte 29 in Perkiomenville next to the river at Dentist Pat Walsh’s sign. An added call in this group, both low and shrill tones. Later we went to Lake Nockamixon on a tip, and heard the deafening roar! WOW. Waves of sound! Lots of little black ones. Saw signs of them at Haverford School too yesterday, but activity was nil, maybe done? Lots of holes in ground and shells, but no bugs. No activity anywhere around my home in Eagleville or the general Norristown area.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 14, 2004 4:03:00 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Baltimore<\/p>\n City: Parkville\/ Carney<\/p>\n Location: Near Satyr Hill Rd, Cromwell Station sub-division.(21234)<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Very heavy,the last 3 weeks but it is slowing down now 6\/14\/2004. Sidewalk around the house is littered with cicadas, dead and dying. I live in new construction but the are directly behind the house was undisturbed. We cleared the over growth of weeds and brush and I was amazed at the amount of holes every 1 to 2 inches apart where they emerged. Trees are showing their damage now for the past week.\u00a0 About 3 weeks ago when they were really noisy I held my Radio Shack decibel meter up and they were producing 72 to 86 decibels using C weighting and Slow response at different days and times. Nature’s Rock Concert.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-14-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 14, 2004 2:09:48 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Blair<\/p>\n City: Altoona<\/p>\n Location:<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: My wife just called me (2:00 PM) to say she’s seen 4 flying adults on a walk at the house.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 14, 2004 2:08:42 PM<\/p>\n State: NJ<\/p>\n County: Mercer<\/p>\n City: Princeton<\/p>\n Location: Princeton Medical Center<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 14, 2004 8:45:39 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Howard<\/p>\n City: Woodbine<\/p>\n Location: Foxmoor Drive<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Singing is much reduced now :(. There is lots of flagging of branches at the treetops, along the edges of the woods, and on isolated trees.<\/p>\n Comments: It has been fun following the little guys. I will miss them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, June 14, 2004 8:38:34 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Frederick<\/p>\n City:<\/p>\n Location: Appalachian Trail from Gathland State Park south to Weverton Cliffs<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Along the Appalachian Trail on June 6, from Gathland State Park (N39 24.340, W77 38.410) south to Weverton Cliffs (N39 19.973, W77 40.692), there was evidence of cicadas, including singing in 4 or 5 areas, emergence holes on the trail, a few dead adults, and a few exoskeletons hanging from leaves.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-13-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday, June 13, 2004 5:46:49 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Montgomery<\/p>\n City: Rockville<\/p>\n Location: Between Twinbook Post Office (20851) and Twinbroom Elementary School.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: May 8 evening — found first 5 empty exoskeletons (empty) in garden, next to front walk, on south facing slope.<\/p>\n May 9 — nothing more.<\/p>\n May 10 — several more empty exoskeletons, same area.<\/p>\n May 11 — many in all stages, in that same small area of garden; ‘scratchy noises’ heard in nearby densely populated (by cicadas) planted area after dark<\/p>\n May 12 — first heard ‘song’ faintly in neighborhood<\/p>\n May 13 — song much louder; emergency still in localized pockets, not widespread<\/p>\n May 14 — adults on sidewalk would attempt–clumsily–to hop away from oncoming footsteps, only to land upside down a few inches away. Cicadas now in entire yard front and back. Clouds of adult cicadas would burst from low level plants early in the morning and swarm toward the tree tops. Song first heard at dawn, increasing in volume each day. Many new nymphs emerging after dark last evening, at various stages: initially pure white, black eyes, wing nubs; some with wings developed were still pure white.<\/p>\n May 23 — “buzz saw” song cicadas only start singing at noon. “Cricket” song cicadas start at dawn. “Wave” song cicadas occasionally sing in morning, then continuously from noon to sunset.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: Think it was similar (yard has been largely undisturbed for many years; no pesticide use for almost 20 years; 50-year old house with many mature trees. One noted difference: the “buzz saw” song was the only one I recall from 1987.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:17:03 AM<\/p>\n State: DE<\/p>\n County: New Castle<\/p>\n City: Newark<\/p>\n Location: State line: DE-MD and Route 40<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Lots! Tree branch damage widespread.\u00a0 But not as many cicadas as 17 years ago.\u00a0 Noise still deafening.\u00a0 Cannot use back porch comfortably. Cicadas quiet during rainy days, what a relief!<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: Many more cicada flying around in 1987 than in 2004.\u00a0 Noise deafening. Outdoor activities severely compromised from noise and numbers of flying cicadas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday, June 13, 2004 1:23:16 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Montgomery<\/p>\n City: Rockville<\/p>\n Location: End of Monroe St, at Fireside Park Apartments<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: We had a lot of cicadas earlier in May, but they have quieted down a little. We don’t hear them when it rains, and haven’t heard them when we are indoors. We can hear them when we go to the parking lot. We used to hear the oscillating mating sound (like a quick ping-pong) in the distance, but I can’t hear that anymore. But they are still singing. No white\/blue-eyed cicadas spotted yet.<\/p>\n Comments: I really enjoy the cicadas!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-11-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 11, 2004 5:42:37 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Anne Arundel<\/p>\n City: Annapolis<\/p>\n Location: MDA<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: No calling today, wet-rainy. Strong calling wed. and thurs. Many dead decula and decim, few cassini today.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, June 11, 2004 5:36:55 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Prince George\u2019s<\/p>\n City: Bowie<\/p>\n Location: B,K,S,M sections of city<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: SPECTACULAR flagging, small and mature oaks, maples, many other hosts. Curiously, not much in my yard (the epicenter)although there is lots of oviposition all over yard.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 11, 2004 2:38:26 AM<\/p>\n State: VA<\/p>\n County: Prince William<\/p>\n City: Manassas (closest city to me)<\/p>\n Location: Sudley Manor Drive<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: absolutely no cicadas here !! i am surprised, but that is how it is, none at all !! (Thursday, June 10th)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, June 11, 2004 12:19:16 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Anne Arundel<\/p>\n City: Hanover<\/p>\n Location: Right off of Rt 100 (exit 8, Coca Cola drive)<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: There are SO many cicadas (this is where my office is).\u00a0 Today, while working, I looked over to my window and saw the weirdest looking cicada on the outside of it.\u00a0 It was all black with white spots (like a black and white leapord or something) on the body AND the wings!.\u00a0 It also had silvery\/white eyes. It was such a beautiful design, I’ve never seen anything like it before.\u00a0 But, it was definitely a cicada\u00a0 – it had the same exact body shape and size and the same vein-y wings the others have.\u00a0 But, it just had these beautiful white weird spots all over it.\u00a0 I wish I had my camera.\u00a0 It as on my window for quite some time so I got a very good look at it.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-10-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 10:31:06 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 anne arundel<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 harwood<\/p>\n Location: southern high school<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: light cicada activity compared with Edgewater and northern anne arundel county. Didn’t really start showing up until around Memorial Day weekend<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:40:15 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Howard<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Columbia<\/p>\n Location: Alleview Estates<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity:<\/p>\n decim emerging in large numbers on 5\/13<\/p>\n cassini common by 5\/18<\/p>\n decula collected on 6\/3<\/p>\n decula chorusing 6\/9, 6\/10<\/p>\n Comments: On a recent trip to Frederick, MD there were many complaints about the lack of cicadas in Frederick. I spent several hours in Frederick and saw none. I drove down Route 81 to Blacksburg, VA on 6\/8. Flagging was heavy from Front Royal to Woodstock but dropped out somewhere north of Harrisonburg. I am enjoying your site.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 6:01:20 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loudoun<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ashburn<\/p>\n Location: Ladiesburg Place<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Found one White eyed Cicada<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 5:12:55 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Philadelphia<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Philadelphia<\/p>\n Location: Center City,<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: None.<\/p>\n I guess cicadas are not very metropolitan or just do not like the fast pace of city life.\u00a0 After midnight, I thought I saw a few but they were just some locals hitting the bar scene. (Actually I suspect the age of most trees here to be too young to be visited by anything more than the neighborhood canines.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 3:23:42 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carroll<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sykesville<\/p>\n Location: Near the intersection of Bartholow Rd. and 97N<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I have found many wings in my driveway so they are in the pines, etc. I have seen houses sparrows eating some. When driving between Bartholow Road and Nicodemus Road on 97N there are LOTS of them.\u00a0 There are dead ones along side the road and they are constantly flying across the road and many are hitting the car with a thud!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 2:38:47 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Baltimore<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Cockeysville<\/p>\n Location: 3 miles west of Cockeysville<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Overrun with them,using snow shovel to pick up shells and carcasses.The smell is not pleasant.Lots of tree damage seen.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity_1987: pretty bad, but it seems worse this time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 1:18:06 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Huntingdon<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0 James Creek<\/p>\n Location: Route 994, Village of Newburg, Old School Road<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 11:58:29 AM<\/p>\n State: VA<\/p>\n County: Caroline<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0ruther glen<\/p>\n Location: Ladysmith Post Office<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: None, there was a new report that stated we would have the heaviest emergance in all of Virginia but besides the one cicada I brought home with me from Falls Church, Va we haven’t had any.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 10:31:34 AM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DE<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Castle<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Newark<\/p>\n Location: off Rt 896, Glasgow area<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Have started to see tree damage over the past week from eggs being laid.\u00a0 Many young trees have dozens of dead branches.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 10:06:12 AM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0 PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0 Montgomery<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lower Frederick<\/p>\n Location: Cepp Road<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Larvae emerged from ground around mid-May. Extremely high numbers in old wooded areas. Piercingly loud during daytime. Visible “clouds” of them flying around the trees. Since about June 4, damage to trees is evident, mostly elm and some oak. Small branches litter the ground under affected trees, like after a gusty storm , with flagging visible in treetops. Seems to be localized — can’t see or hear them in nearby towns without “old woods”.<\/p>\n Comments: They’ve attracted birds like cardinals and grackles to our yard — I even saw a cardinal catch a flying cicada mid-air! Now the squirrels are eating them (not sure if they are dead or live prey.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 10, 2004 4:03:15 AM<\/p>\n State: NJ<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Union<\/p>\n City: Garwood<\/p>\n Location: Route 28<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I have not seen a single Cicada! We also hike extensively in Middlesex County at the Atlantic Highlands. Mostly at a park of 736 acres (Hartshorne Woods)consisting mostly of hardwoods. We have seen nothing in these woods and have walked 8-10 miles a day.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: We were not overwhelmed with Cicadas, but driving down Rt. 28 in Union County you would have to pull over often to clean your windshield. The racket was very loud and drowned out normal conversations.<\/p>\n Comments: I have lived in this area for 45 years, and remember some very large broods emerging in the 60’s.Every year we have small broods and their chatter has always meant summer to me.These are always out by mid June. This year they are conspicuous in their absence!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a06-09-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:40:52 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Baltimore<\/p>\n City:<\/p>\n Location: Rodgers Forge, South of Towson (Dumbarton Road)<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Quite numerous, and noisy during middle of the day. Live and work in same area, and during day they like to “hang” out on the wall of my office, but doesn’t seem to be as many around where I live though, although there are more trees.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: There was quite a bit in 1987, however I lived in another neighborhood then where I live now. That year I lived in Baltimore City near Loch Raven Blvd. and Northern Pkwy.<\/p>\n Comments: Quite honestly, it seems to me there were more in 1987 then this year all around.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:08:15 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Harford<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0 Churchville<\/p>\n Location: Glenville Road 2 miles northeast of Churchville Post Office at intersection of Cool Branch Road<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: No Cicadas!!! On or about the first week in May (2004) I found one (1) single Cicada on my driveway that had recently emerged from it’s shell. It seemed a little malformed so I placed it at the base of a nearby tree. Since that day I have not seen another Cicada within about 5 miles, which seems surprising given my rural setting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 09, 2004 3:14:09 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NJ<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mercer<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 west widsor<\/p>\n Location: across from market faire mall<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: loud noises all day long.\u00a0 i am afraid to leave my house due to the size of these insects.\u00a0 the bugs are also trying to get into my house. they are attaching themselves to the screens on our windows.\u00a0\u00a0 have also been afraid to operate my jeep because the creatures have taken up residence on my tires.<\/p>\n Comments: why is the government not doing anything about this crisis.\u00a0 i am afraid to leave my home.\u00a0 how much longer will this last. please help.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 09, 2004 2:39:02 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0 NJ<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Warren<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Pohatcong Township<\/p>\n Location:\u00a0 Shimer Manor<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: June 8th-started hearing singing faintly and it seems to be a little louder or closer today (June 9th) but still haven’t seen any flying or sitting on anything. I know they are nearby after seeing them about 10-15 minutes south of here (see my report for Holland Township)but no sightings yet for us \ud83d\ude41 I am hoping they are coming and we will at least have a few here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-09-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 09, 2004 2:28:32 PM<\/p>\n State: NJ<\/p>\n County: Hunterdon<\/p>\n City: Holland Township<\/p>\n Location: June 3rd on Woodsedge Road (off Stone Henge, off Ellis Road)<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Considerable singing as well as many adults flying and landing. I would estimate hundreds flying around a three acre area. I believe it’s more into the thousands in the woods surrounding the homes. The cicadas I saw up close were red eyed with brownish wings. There were also pockets of very loud singing along Rt 519 going North from Holland Township into Pohatcong Township. I will leave a separate update for my observations here at home in Pohatcong Township.<\/p>\n Comments: I was initially concerned when I first heard about them coming but after seeing them, I am anxiously awaiting their arrival in my neighborhood (hopefully!)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 09, 2004 11:01:34 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Allegany<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Flintstone<\/p>\n Location: rocky gap state park<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: pretty heavy, found one white eyed cicada<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 09, 2004 10:48:51 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Howard<\/p>\n City: Elkridge<\/p>\n Location: Between I-95 and US 1. MD 100 is just to the south.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Cicadas emerged in mid-May and seemed to peak by the end of the month.\u00a0 Now the activity is diminishing. During this time, the cicadas were extremely loud and could be heard indoors, in the car, etc.\u00a0 I’ve distinctly heard 3 different types of mating calls, and the males are certainly aggressive at finding mates! I’ve seen cicadas mating and laying eggs.\u00a0 The cicadas have layed eggs in hollies, white pines, loblolly pines, azaleas, inkberries, calycanthus shrubs, hawthorns, oaks, maples, dogwoods, redbuds, sumacs, euonymus, aspens, and other trees and shrubs. I’m finding many dead cicadas now.\u00a0 I guess they’ve done their thing and won’t be seen again for another 17 years.\u00a0 It’s really been amazing.<\/p>\n Comments: I was in a different area in 1987, in Edmonston between US 1 Alt and MD 201.\u00a0 There was no activity in that area. With all of the cicadas I have in Elkridge, I look forward to seeing how many more there will be in 17 years.\u00a0 I did a lot of landscaping and the cicadas found each new plant innoculated them with their eggs.\u00a0 Should be quite a show in 2021.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 09, 2004 8:52:28 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Anne Arundel<\/p>\n City: Shady Side<\/p>\n Location: I live on Curtis Point, on the shore of the West Rvier where it flows into the Chesapeake Bay.<\/p>\n Nearest road of any size is Idlewilde Road.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Started on May 27 with the wing sound–first one, then more over that day and the next few days.\u00a0 There have been only a small number of cicadas so far (June 9), haven’t heard the mating sound yet.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-08-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:54:55 PM<\/p>\n State: NC<\/p>\n County: Durham<\/p>\n City: Durham<\/p>\n Location: near Jordan High, between UNC and Dook<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Just got really, really, really, really, really, really, really loud tonight.\u00a0 Windows and doors closed, air conditioning on, fans on… and I can hear them clear as day.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:40:48 PM<\/p>\n State: DE<\/p>\n County: New Castle<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Wilmington<\/p>\n Location: Brandywine Hundred, intersection of Foulk and Silverside Roads<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: none<\/p>\n Comments: I noticed that northern DE is on the map for Brood X, but there has been no activity there the past two cycles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:27:54 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: pr.geo.<\/p>\n City: bowie<\/p>\n Location: my house and belair drive, beech trees<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: few nymphs still each night. Good singing, down a click or two. Only cassini and decim found, contrary to my first notes<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:19:12 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Allegany<\/p>\n City: Cumberland<\/p>\n Location: Park Street Cumberland, MD<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: They are everywhere.\u00a0 It is very noisy.\u00a0 They are lying dead in freestanding water, on the sidewalk and flying erratically from tree to tree or telephone pole to telephone pole.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: Very noisy, but they were primarily in the trees, not so much on the ground.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:59:27 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Mifflin<\/p>\n City: Mifflintown<\/p>\n Location: Rt.322 nr Mifflintown exit<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Heard very loud singing on 28 May,2004.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 08, 2004 7:05:09 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Philadelphia<\/p>\n City: Philadelphia<\/p>\n Location: Center City and West Philadelphia<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Absolutely nothing.\u00a0 It’s very depressing.\u00a0 From what I understand almost none of the suburbs have any either.\u00a0 A friend in Quakertown says they are there, but that’s about it.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, June 08, 2004 1:11:28 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Montgomery<\/p>\n City: Perkiomenville<\/p>\n Location: Route 29<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: The cicadas started appearing on May 21, 2004.\u00a0 They are horrible.\u00a0 They have started swarming around and all of the trees are totally covered.\u00a0 The noise is annoying; you can’t even keep your windows open anymore.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 08, 2004 12:32:27 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Luzerne<\/p>\n City: Honover township<\/p>\n Location: Hanover Industrial Park<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-06-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday was a better day. We mapped out the northern and western edge of Brood X in Pennsylvania. We found a number of locations where Magicicada septendecula was abundant. For the first time in the field since last week, \u201cdecula\u201d was easy to distinguish from the other two species. On the way home, \u201cflagging\u201d of the branch tips was very evident as one traveled down I-270 and I-495 in Maryland.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-05-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I was in the field on Saturday, mapping out Maryland\u2019s Eastern Shore, Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania. Even though it was very cool and rainy the whole day, we were able to locate the southern edge of Brood X in this area. There does not seem to be any periodical cicada emergences in the Philadelphia area.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-04-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Sometime during the morning hours of Friday, June 6, the report form on cicadas.info stopped accepting reports. I was in the field studying cicadas and was not aware of the problem until I received a few calls Friday night. I was scheduled to head out to the field and was unable to work on the problem until returning Sunday night. We are trying to identify the problem and apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Please check back \u201cperiodically\u201d to see if it has gotten back on line! It should be up shortly. Thanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 04, 2004 2:27:13 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Baltimore<\/p>\n City: Parkville<\/p>\n Location: Onyx Road,<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Much more than in 1987.\u00a0 My wife cleans the walks each day.\u00a0 The hum starts at 5:30AM and continues until about 7PM.\u00a0 I don’t recall a hum like this back in 1987.\u00a0 The hum is very loud!\u00a0 When I first noticed the loud hum, it was ending at about 3PM The ending time has been getting later each day.\u00a0 The hum is not as loud as it was 2 weeks ago.\u00a0 When it rains the hum stops, the hum starts again a few minutes after the rain stops.\u00a0 I first noticed tree damage 5\/29\/2004.\u00a0 Now I see lots of tree damage. I have read that they all are white when they shed their skin.\u00a0 Not true!\u00a0 Most Cicadas come out black.\u00a0 Have only seen 2 white Cicadas, both were within 12 inches of each other on our tree.\u00a0 Most of the skin\/shells drop to the ground within 12 hours.\u00a0 My kids were able to collect about 50 Cicadas in 1 day.\u00a0 We only have 1 tree!\u00a0 A crab apple tree.\u00a0 Our tree had lots of damage in 1987.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, June 04, 2004 12:20:36 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Anne Arundle<\/p>\n City: Crofton<\/p>\n Location: 1820 Judicial Way, Single family home development of about 50 homes built in early 1990s. Immediately east of Rt 424, just south of Reidel Road. Reportedly, a crop field before the housing development.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Very minimal. During the day, we can hear loud cicada activity probably several hundred yards away in older neighborhoods. I have seen no live cicadas in the neighborhood. As of June 3, 2004, I’ve seen maybe 3 or 4 dead cicadas on my driveway.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-03-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 7:39:41 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Baltimore City<\/p>\n City: \u00a0Baltimore<\/p>\n Location: Johns Hopkins University, Union Memorial Hospital<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Cicadas have been deafeningly loud and they are everywhere. They fly into open car windows, bump into pedestrians, and litter the sidewalks with dead bodies. I cannot count all of them flying through the air when I sit outside on the porch.<\/p>\n Comments: In neighborhoods like Guilford and Mount Washington (nearby), you have to cover your ears because the cicadas are THAT loud!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 6:17:07 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Philadelphia<\/p>\n City: NE Philadelphia<\/p>\n Location: Northeast Airport, Academy Road, Grant Ave.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: None yet, and glad for it. I was living in Baltimore the last time (1987) and it was a mess. Not liking the idea of millions of bugs and me not in the best of health to run away from them. Ah well. *still in a holding pattern and waiting*<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: In Baltimore, the same as it is this time around: hot, heavy and loud. I get this info from my parents and friends who still live there (I used to but I have been in Philadelphia for 4 years now).<\/p>\n Comments: I HATE BUGS! :p<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 5:13:58 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0 Charles<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Pisgah<\/p>\n Location: Stuckey Road. 1\/4 mile from 10th District Fire House.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: We found one cicada that matched the brood X description – black cicada with red eyes – in the early part of May. It was alive. Other than that no activity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 3:19:02 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Charles<\/p>\n City: White Plains<\/p>\n Location: White Plains post office<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: negative data (no cicadas)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 3:18:07 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Frederick<\/p>\n City: Frederick<\/p>\n Location: Walkersville, MD, MD Rte. 194, Post Office<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: negative data<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 3:16:05 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0 MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0 Frederick<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Frederick<\/p>\n Location: Monocacy river, I-70 bridge, before airport<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: chorusing<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:22:07 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Montgomery<\/p>\n City: Bryn Mawr\/Haverford<\/p>\n Location: Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: None whatsoever! We’re left out of the fun cicada action, it seems…<\/p>\n Comments: I’ve spent a few evenings out at Narberth, as well, and it’s silent there. I wonder if maybe people had put down pesticides?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:16:36 PM<\/p>\n State: DE<\/p>\n County: New Castle<\/p>\n City: Bear<\/p>\n Location: Becks Pond, Pulaski Highway<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Constant background drone heard outside, but not indoors. Some cicadas observed among trees by pond, but rare further away.<\/p>\n Comments: Bear area has seen huge development since 1987, likely disrupted the brood a great deal. Only recently home from a trip; can’t comment on where we are in the emergence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 1:32:51 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Bucks<\/p>\n City: Quakertown<\/p>\n Location: Haycock Township<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Heavy to moderate emergence (1000 per 1\/4 acre).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, June 03, 2004 8:39:37 AM<\/p>\n State: WV<\/p>\n County: Hampshire<\/p>\n City: Augusta<\/p>\n Location: North River, along Rt. 50<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Good numbers<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 6-02-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:02:29 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Washington<\/p>\n City: Sharpsburg<\/p>\n Location: Horseshoe Bend rd<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Heavily infested-bugs everywhere-noise is deafening.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: Heavily infested<\/p>\n Comments: Too loud to enjoy the outdoors. As of June 2, the egg laying has begun with much damage to perennial plants and trees. Cicadas starting emerging May 25. The estimate of a million an acre definitely applies here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 5:31:10 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Howard<\/p>\n City: Scaggsville<\/p>\n Location: Scaggsville Road<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: A pretty large amount. Not to unbearable. Overestimated amounts<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 4:22:08 PM<\/p>\n State: NC<\/p>\n County: Ashe<\/p>\n City: Jefferson<\/p>\n Location:<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: NONE<\/p>\n Comments: Some range maps show us in the range, but none have been seen or heard.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:53:54 PM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Montgomery<\/p>\n City: Poolesville<\/p>\n Location: Poolesville elementary school<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I found a white-eyed cicada at recess today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:34:00 PM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MD<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prince Georges<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clinton<\/p>\n Location:\u00a0 Clinton Cosca Regional Park, Thrift Road<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Fairly active, but not 1 million per acre<\/p>\n Comments: I live in Waldorf, MD, where there is no cicada activity.\u00a0 But I found a blue eyed cicada at Clinton Cosca Regional Park on May 27, 2004, while on a class field trip there.\u00a0 I am almost 8 years old.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:19:50 PM<\/p>\n State: DE<\/p>\n County: New Castle<\/p>\n City: Wilmington<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: As of June 2, reporting negative activity.\u00a0 I am not aware of any cicada activity in Wilmington or downtown Newark, DE.\u00a0 Have not seen any annual cicadas yet this year either.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:38:19 PM<\/p>\n State: VA<\/p>\n County: Loudoun<\/p>\n City: Hamilton<\/p>\n Location: Wheaton Regional Park MD<\/p>\n Comments: I found a blue-eye cicada at Wheaton, (MD) Regional Park on May 22, 2004.\u00a0 I took it to school to show my teacher and classmates.\u00a0 It lived with us for about one week and then died.\u00a0 I still have the carcass.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:16:35 PM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Juniata<\/p>\n City: McAlisterville<\/p>\n Location: 1\/4 miles west of Mountain Road and State Road 235 intersection.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: On Saturday, May 15, 2004, I went out on my front porch and could not understand what the “big bugs” were on the porch.\u00a0 I had previously found holes in my yard but could not figure out what they were from.\u00a0 Later that day, a neighbor informed that they were cicadas.\u00a0 They were all over the place.\u00a0 Shells on trees, on the porch, on the ground.\u00a0 At that point, there was only a soft hum in the air which you could only hear if you concentrated on listening for it.\u00a0 Now, a little more than two weeks later, the sound is deafening!!\u00a0 Have seen a few mating.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:29:22 AM<\/p>\n State: NJ<\/p>\n County: Hunterdon<\/p>\n City: Pattenburg<\/p>\n Location: I-78 – Jugtown Mountain, exit 11<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: HUGE!\u00a0 Started about 3 weeks ago, driveway was literally a “carpet” of cicadas one evening.\u00a0 The constant drone of them during the day is a little eerie, but pretty neat!\u00a0 It seems that if it’s raining or a little cooler, you don’t hear them; but if the sun comes out, you can watch them all buzzing around the tops of the trees.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:13:37 AM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Cumberland<\/p>\n City: Newville<\/p>\n Location: Farm Road<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Loudest in the mountains.\u00a0 Have had 2 in my yard. Comments: I think this is great!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:20:40 AM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rappahannock, Warren, Shenandoah<\/p>\n Location: None hear anywhere in Rappahannock County.\u00a0 Sporadic activity beginning along Rt. 522 at Rappahannock\/Warren County line, gets stronger as you head north on 522\/340 out of Front Royal.\u00a0 Heavy activity all along Route 55 west from Front Royal (Warren County) into Shenandoah County.\u00a0 Lots of Cicadas on the streets of Strasburg (Shenandoah County). Your brood map reflects this exactly.<\/p>\n Comments: In Rappahannock County we had periodical cicadas in 1996, not too heavy–nothing like the Brood X in other counties this year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 7:36:46 AM<\/p>\n State: PA<\/p>\n County: Lancaster<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Mount Joy<\/p>\n Location: Near intersection of Main St (Route 230) and Lefever Rd.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I personally haven’t seen one but my son said he found one shell on a tree up the street from our house.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987: Lived in Northern VA\/DC area in 1987 and I remember them being moderate in the Warrenton area.\u00a0 My husband lived in Manheim, PA during ’87 swarm and he doesn’t remember seeing them at all.<\/p>\n Comments: I have been told that Sam Lewis State Park in York County, PA has a lot of activity but I haven’t seen it first hand.\u00a0 Went out to dinner Elizabethtown, PA (about 6 miles North of us) on Friday night (5\/28\/04) and you could hear them in the trees next to the parking lot.\u00a0 Still didn’t see any though!\u00a0 As much as I do not like them, I’m disappointed that my son has not seen them yet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:03:17 AM<\/p>\n State: WV<\/p>\n County: Berkeley<\/p>\n City: Inwood<\/p>\n Location: Ridgewood Manor subdivision off 51 West\u00a0 Interstate 81 exit 5<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Cicadas are everywhere, active and very loud, very loud.<\/p>\n Comments:\u00a0 Saturday May 29 I was watering my newly planted rose bushes along my driveway, I started getting crackling and popping in my right ear. I finished with ear plugs but have had some dizziness and nausea since. Is it possible the cicadas are loud enough to cause that?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6-01-04<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, June 01, 2004 10:41:12 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Carroll<\/p>\n City: Woodbine<\/p>\n Location: Hoods Mill Road between Routes 94 and 97<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: They seemed to begin “singing” about a week and a half ago in the very dense woods that border our property.\u00a0 We hadn’t actually seen any until yesterday when I began seeing a few “flyers” and one that actually landed on one of the younger trees next to our deck.\u00a0 But I’m afraid that I’ll begin to see more and more.\u00a0 Not that I have anything against them but I’M TERRIFIED – even though I know they won’t hurt me.\u00a0 I haven’t actually been out of the house for the past week and I don’t plan on going out until all of Brood X has run its course in this area.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987:Hardly any activity – I can only assume this was because our housing development was only about 2 years old at the time.<\/p>\n Comments: Thank you very, very much for providing this website.\u00a0 It has been extremely informative and helpful in providing data on locations of emergence and status.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, June 01, 2004 10:33:36 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Frederick<\/p>\n City:\u00a0 Walkersville<\/p>\n Location: Old Town near Town Hall.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: I live in town limits and have not seen any cicadas nor have I heard any as of June 1, 2004. You can here cicadas on the rural roads but not see them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 01, 2004 10:21:26 AM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montgomery<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spring Mount to Perkiomenville<\/p>\n Location: Perkiomen Bike path (along the Perkiomen Creek)<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: During a bike ride on May 29, there was high densities of singing cicadas along the Perkiomen Creek from Spring Mountain ski resort to Perkiomenville (junction of Route 29 and Perkiomenville Rd.).\u00a0 Saw a few flying around at the creek crossing, but most were heard and not seen.\u00a0 From Collegeville to Spring Mount along the Perkiomen Creek bike path there were NO cicadas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:50:40 AM<\/p>\n State: WV<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hardy<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wardensville<\/p>\n Location: everywhere<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: they are very loud and they are everywhere.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, June 01, 2004 8:17:08 AM<\/p>\n State:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PA<\/p>\n County:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lehigh<\/p>\n City:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fogelsville<\/p>\n Location: Rt 100 and Rt 22<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: No cicada activity so far. Reports of activity down near Quakertown in Bucks County, but nothing up here yet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5-31-04<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday, May 31, 2004 11:06:27 AM<\/p>\n State: MD<\/p>\n County: Carroll<\/p>\n City: Mount Airy<\/p>\n Location: Mount Airy, historic district.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity: Not a single cicada here.\u00a0 Everyone says that they were here last time.\u00a0 I live in the historic distric with lots of old tress.\u00a0 Nobody understands why they are not here this time.<\/p>\n Periodical Cicada Activity 1987:The locals say that they were all over the place.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 5-30-04<\/strong><\/p>\n\n