Possibly a Blue Jay mimicking (poorly in this case) a hawk? I can't tell you how many times they've thrown me off. Van Rudd Louisville, CO
On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 7:40 AM Charlie Chase <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds much like the male Cooper's Hawks that are currently making a lot > of similar racket in our neighborhood. > > Charlie Chase > Denver > > > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 11:06 PM Heidi Haas Williams <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hey all, first post to the group after hearing a strange bird call/sound >> today. Around midday north of Denver (Federal Heights) I heard what I >> thought might be a dog toy originally, but it sounded almost like a monkey >> - hard to describe but that's what I thought it was originally. It was loud >> and sounded a few times so I went to check it out. I was able to spot a >> bird/bird of prey up in a tree right outside my house that I believed to be >> making the noise. Unfortunately I wasn't able to capture the call or any >> part of the bird via camera but i was able to see a whitish belly and it >> seemed a bit fluffy as it hopped from one branch to another. I wasn't able >> to see it's head or body shape at all but it seemed hawkish size. I went to >> get binocs/camera and couldn't spot it again (may have flown while I was >> inside) so that's all the info I have. No history of owls in the >> residential area, but occasional hawks/falcons as we do have a prairie dog >> town nearby. >> >> Out of plain curiosity, does anyone have an idea of what it could be? It >> wasn't the usual hawk or owl sounds I've heard while out (or during visits >> to hawkquest etc). It seemed fairly unique and I'm hoping the "monkey-ish" >> descriptor might be a clue. >> >> Sorry if this is a wild goose chase, but I appreciate any suggestions so >> I can compare to audio on ebird/merlin/etc! >> >> Thanks! >> Heidi Haas >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/634455d9-65a3-4c75-b214-b0fe3f1463e8o%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/634455d9-65a3-4c75-b214-b0fe3f1463e8o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CA%2BBAsdt7HrwxHPSyHFHXu0kQADdOJUJ1GxEqLxTeE%3Db0oUXh5w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CA%2BBAsdt7HrwxHPSyHFHXu0kQADdOJUJ1GxEqLxTeE%3Db0oUXh5w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAP0P94k8F8CZrAPDrQPGOJ2_xiuACHjsHziwO06AxBs_GHd5Qw%40mail.gmail.com.
