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Fall Field Cricket Gryllus pennsylvanicus
Crickets don’t actually sing. Instead their song is played by moving scrapers on the edge of the left forewing across file teeth on the underside of the right forewing (the number of teeth and length of the file can be important diagnostic traits). The song of G. pennsylvanicus has 3-5 pulses per chirp, at a rate of about 2 chirps per second (at 77⁰; they are faster when warmer and slower when cooler). Females move toward the males, and answer the chirps with chirps of their own. The loudest crickets attract the most females, but they also attract the most predators, and it is believed that non-singing males sometimes lurk at the edges to take advantage of females ‘left at the altar’ by the death of a prospective mate. (1000 Things of the PNW)
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More than 50 wildfires sparked in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, including the Colwash fire, which prompted evacuations and burned over 60 square miles near Sunnyside, according to the Northwest Coordination Center. Isabella breda reports. (Seattle Times)
Lightning sparks several new wildfires across Vancouver Island
At least 13 wildfire starts were discovered on Sunday after a lightning storm passed over Vancouver Island. There were 42 fires on the B.C. Wildfire Service map for Vancouver Island as of Sunday 4 p.m. Michael John Lo reports. (Times Colonist)
Purple martin chicks spotted along Puget Sound, a sign human-made nesting boxes are working
Down at the Point Defiance Marina in Tacoma, large swallows are diving from up high in the sky to down under the boardwalk and into nesting boxes, where they’re feeding their newly fledged chicks.“ It's one of the exciting parts of my morning, is seeing the reports come in and see which boxes have had babies and all the notes from our volunteers,” said Sam Hain, a conservation specialist for the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Lauren Gallup reports. (NW Public Broadcasting)
Relay team swimming 1,375 km down B.C.'s Fraser River to promote rivershed protection
Since early August, Michelle Connelly's been part of a relay team that’s swimming the 1,375-kilometre length of the Fraser River to bring awareness to the importance of protecting the Fraser rivershed. By the time the swimmers are finished, they’ll have been in the river daily for almost a month. The Fraser Riverkeeper Society, the organization behind the swim, calls the Fraser “one of the world’s great salmon-bearing rivers, and one of the last major wild rivers anywhere.” Jason Peters reports. (CBC)
Protect Mud Bay Cliffs appeal denied
The latest challenge to a proposed subdivision in south Bellingham has failed, after the Bellingham City Council on Friday affirmed the hearing examiner’s approval of the Woods at Viewcrest project. The proposed 38-lot Woods at Viewcrest development, which would sit above the estuary commonly referred to as Mud Bay, has been the subject of years of pushback from the volunteer group Protect Mud Bay Cliffs. Julia Tellman reports. (CDN)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 222 PM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
MON E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 222 PM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
MON E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds.
MON NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds.
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