I never was able to find the "bird" up in the tree despite multiple attempts. I heard the call off and on through the night, it became less frequent as the night wore on. Unable to sleep, I still heard it at four this morning.
I went out to look up in the tree to see if I could see anything during the daylight hours. On the rocks at the base of the tree I found a nearly dead young squirrel. I picked it up, warmed it a little bit and brought it to a local emergency vet who is kind enough to help in the situations. While waiting, I googled sounds that baby squirrels make and found the call of a baby squirrel in distress. Perfect match! https://youtu.be/rxr53i2lI8s I know that there are a lot of people that don't like squirrels, for understandable reasons, but I would prefer not to hear from them in response to this email. Thanks. Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county, CO Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/A65B5689-2DBA-4A40-86C0-7D533EF650D8%40aol.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
