[nysbirds-l] Subject: Night-time squawking
Although “squawking” is an ambiguous term subject to a whole multitude of interpretations, I’ll suggest that you consider a Long-eared Owl as a possible source of the sounds you heard. Besides simple “hoots”, they can also make several sounds that come across as being quite bizarre in the night. Listen to the last part of this sound-byte from the Cornell Lab site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Long-eared_Owl/sounds - Bob Grosek Subject: Night-time squawking From: Michele Emerick Brown Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:01:53 + For the past few months we have occasionally heard what I think can best be described as insistent squawking by our back door during the evening. I think it sounds like a bird. It seems to be coming from a large lilac bush near our back door. Since it's always dark when it happens I haven't been able to see it. It "squawks" for a minute or so and then stops. It doesn't repeat. Any ideas? Could it be an animal? Michele -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l AT cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Subject: Night-time squawking
Although “squawking” is an ambiguous term subject to a whole multitude of interpretations, I’ll suggest that you consider a Long-eared Owl as a possible source of the sounds you heard. Besides simple “hoots”, they can also make several sounds that come across as being quite bizarre in the night. Listen to the last part of this sound-byte from the Cornell Lab site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Long-eared_Owl/sounds - Bob Grosek Subject: Night-time squawking From: Michele Emerick Brown mb72 AT cornell.edu Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:01:53 + For the past few months we have occasionally heard what I think can best be described as insistent squawking by our back door during the evening. I think it sounds like a bird. It seems to be coming from a large lilac bush near our back door. Since it's always dark when it happens I haven't been able to see it. It squawks for a minute or so and then stops. It doesn't repeat. Any ideas? Could it be an animal? Michele -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l AT cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
