Jan 30, 2024 06:17 PM
(This post was last modified: Jan 30, 2024 06:30 PM by C C.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20...Li92uNISKU
EXCERPTS: . . . While underwater sounds rarely transfer into the air due to their different densities, Locascio said black drum noises travel through the ground and tunnels, sometimes reaching people’s homes.
[...] It’s possible that the black drum population has increased in Tampa Bay in recent years, causing noise disturbances, Locascio said. The fish mate on winter nights, he said.
“This is a pretty uncommon phenomenon,” Locascio said. “All these people are surprised by it because it’s not well-known.”
Abbi Reynolds, who lives about a mile from the bay in South Tampa, said she began hearing noises at night in 2021 after she and her family moved into a new house. The noise intensified the next year, she said.
[...] Kaltenbaugh, 39, who lives about a block-and-a-half from the bay, said the noise also intensified at her home in the fall of 2022.
“You’re really spending all this time questioning your sanity,” said Kaltenbaugh, who operates a pet-sitting business.
While the noise was infrequent most of last year, it resurfaced this winter....
[...] Some residents don’t believe Locascio’s theory of black drum emitting the sounds. Kaltenbaugh said she usually hears the noise on weekend nights, so she thinks it’s coming from a party boat. Reynolds thinks the noise could stem from multiple places, but her best guess is that the sounds are from construction operations.... (MORE - missing details)
EXCERPTS: . . . While underwater sounds rarely transfer into the air due to their different densities, Locascio said black drum noises travel through the ground and tunnels, sometimes reaching people’s homes.
[...] It’s possible that the black drum population has increased in Tampa Bay in recent years, causing noise disturbances, Locascio said. The fish mate on winter nights, he said.
“This is a pretty uncommon phenomenon,” Locascio said. “All these people are surprised by it because it’s not well-known.”
Abbi Reynolds, who lives about a mile from the bay in South Tampa, said she began hearing noises at night in 2021 after she and her family moved into a new house. The noise intensified the next year, she said.
[...] Kaltenbaugh, 39, who lives about a block-and-a-half from the bay, said the noise also intensified at her home in the fall of 2022.
“You’re really spending all this time questioning your sanity,” said Kaltenbaugh, who operates a pet-sitting business.
While the noise was infrequent most of last year, it resurfaced this winter....
[...] Some residents don’t believe Locascio’s theory of black drum emitting the sounds. Kaltenbaugh said she usually hears the noise on weekend nights, so she thinks it’s coming from a party boat. Reynolds thinks the noise could stem from multiple places, but her best guess is that the sounds are from construction operations.... (MORE - missing details)
