Board of Supervisors - Mount Vernon District Alert:
On September 11, Wil Hershberger, will explore the world of singing insects with images and sound recordings. We will learn where to find them; how to identify them by looks and songs; how and why they sing; and how we hear their songs.
We may hear fall field crickets, greater anglewing katydids, lesser anglewing katydids, Davis’s tree crickets and two-spotted tree crickets, for example.
The schedule, all at Huntley Meadows Park Visitor Center:
6:30 p.m. Informal social
7 p.m. Insect talk
8 p.m. Insect walk, to listen for insects
Hershberger is an avid naturalist, award-winning nature photographer, nature sound recordist and co-author of The Songs of Insects.
Unfortunately, we must limit the walk to 20 people, first come, first served, so please sign up ahead of time at info@fodm.org. This free, public program will be at the Huntley Meadows Park, Visitor Center, 3701 Lockheed Blvd., Alexandria, VA 22306. If you use a GPS device, be sure to enter the street address, not the park’s name.