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I camped up on the plateau last night. First time camping in maybe 8 years and haven't camped up there in closer to 40. It was weird though. No crickets. No tree frogs. That iconic wall of noise at night. Gone.

The only sounds were intermittent motorcycles, trucks, trains, barges and planes. Everything you don't want to hear and none of the things you do.

It was depressing. It's been bothering me all day and we had them last year. Is it just my area or is this the new norm?

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[-] tburkhol@slrpnk.net 6 points 15 hours ago

Here in Georgia (US), as recently as last summer, there was tons of wildlife noise when I'd open my windows at night. I couldn't Identify most of it...just your usual call-and-response mating behavior, an owl once in a while. This year, it's just dead silent. Daytime is almost as striking, but that's because last year was locusts.

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