Hearing Loss and Enjoying the Sounds of Spring
Hearing Loss and Enjoying the Sounds of Spring
— Receive access to exclusive information, benefits and discounts Sweet birdsong. Wherever you live in the United States, the great spring bird migration happens at this time of year. Warblers, tanagers, grosbeaks, orioles, thrushes and vireos fly through on their way from their winter homes in the tropics, singing as they wing their way north. One of my favorites is the eastern bluebird, a very early arrival in my part of western Massachusetts, claiming its backyard house in February. I realized only this spring (an early one in the east) that bluebirds sing. Here's a . Hope you can hear it! And if you think that only humans are affected by the din of urban traffic, found that urban sparrows sing at a higher pitch than they used to, to compete with traffic noise. Pattering rain. Louder than snowfall but nothing like the deluge of a summer downpour, a gentle spring rain measures about 50 decibels, equivalent to a refrigerator's hum. Rustling leaves. Leaves fluttering in the breeze are just 20 decibels, close to the softest sound most humans can hear. Spring peepers. I always thought these were newly hatched frogs, but spring peepers are actually members of the tree frog family. The high-pitched sound they emit is rather romantic — it's a chorus of males looking for mates. Click here for a picture of the , which makes the sound. Buzzing mosquitoes. If you're worried about disease-carrying mosquitoes this summer, their buzz comes in at about 40 decibels, which should be audible. (And if you hear it, let's hope you're wearing insect repellent.)
Can' t Hear These Sounds of Spring Better Get Your Hearing Checked
Iconic spring sounds that you won' t want to miss
Getty Images Iconic sounds of spring that you'll want to listen for. It's spring, which means a host of new sounds to by. If you can't hear these iconic sounds, it may mean you need .Hearing Loss
— Receive access to exclusive information, benefits and discounts Sweet birdsong. Wherever you live in the United States, the great spring bird migration happens at this time of year. Warblers, tanagers, grosbeaks, orioles, thrushes and vireos fly through on their way from their winter homes in the tropics, singing as they wing their way north. One of my favorites is the eastern bluebird, a very early arrival in my part of western Massachusetts, claiming its backyard house in February. I realized only this spring (an early one in the east) that bluebirds sing. Here's a . Hope you can hear it! And if you think that only humans are affected by the din of urban traffic, found that urban sparrows sing at a higher pitch than they used to, to compete with traffic noise. Pattering rain. Louder than snowfall but nothing like the deluge of a summer downpour, a gentle spring rain measures about 50 decibels, equivalent to a refrigerator's hum. Rustling leaves. Leaves fluttering in the breeze are just 20 decibels, close to the softest sound most humans can hear. Spring peepers. I always thought these were newly hatched frogs, but spring peepers are actually members of the tree frog family. The high-pitched sound they emit is rather romantic — it's a chorus of males looking for mates. Click here for a picture of the , which makes the sound. Buzzing mosquitoes. If you're worried about disease-carrying mosquitoes this summer, their buzz comes in at about 40 decibels, which should be audible. (And if you hear it, let's hope you're wearing insect repellent.)