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Eastern Scissor Grinder call

Pepper Rock Climb Scape, Pepper Rock Drive, Brushy Creek, Williamson County, Texas, 78717, United States

A 3-minute field recording by john grzinich made in Brushy Creek, United States on 29 August 2026, in the evening. Soundscape: frogs & insects.

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Eastern Scissor Grinder call
2:49Public Domain Markby john grzinichInternet Archive
2:49
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Recordist's notes

Neotibicen winnemanna or Eastern Scissor Grinder is an annual cicada commonly found in central and eastern Texas in woodlands and forested neighbourhoods. Their calls persist from July through August and are generally heard as a 'dusk chorus' along with several other species of cicada around sunset.

Written by john grzinich on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Brushy Creek is a town of about 21,764 people in Texas, United States. OttoAnna lists 3 field recordings from here.

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