Lorinda; Sorry I did not read the last portion about the grassy area with trees-however the call can echo or carry and if you did not see the bird might have originated from the lake
Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Meetz, Michael C [VDPAM] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:22 PM To: IA-BIRD Cc: Meetz, Michael C [VDPAM] Subject: [ia-bird] RE: Identifying a Bird by Voice only Laughing could be the tremolo call of the Common Loon. This song track used in movies(many in settings outside its locations) to depict the mood you referred to. Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lorinda Hoover Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:00 PM To: IA-BIRD Subject: [ia-bird] Identifying a Bird by Voice only While walking at Feather Stone Memorial Park (North Twin Lake, Calhoun County), today, I heard a bird with a distinctive voice. I didn't see it, only heard it. Unfortunately, while it sounded familiar, I don't know what bird it was. If I had to describe it, I would say it was a "laughing" sound, repeated several times perhaps rising slightly over the course of the call/song. It immediately brought to mind movies/TV episodes set outside in the evening, where this bird song (or a similar one) is used to evoke a mild sense of foreboding or wilderness. [Note, though that I was there in the morning] Any ideas? Any suggestions how I might "search by song" for a bird? If I had some ideas, I could listen to the various songs/calls at Whatbird.com or similar, but without any ideas, I'm stuck. The park in question is along the shores of North Twin Lake. The bird was signing in a grassy area where there are several trees, but not what I would call a "woods" or even a "thicket." I did not see any birds I didn't recognize on the ground (although I could have missed it). I had the sense it was in one of the trees, but that's pretty tentative. Lorinda Hoover, OSL Rockwell City, Iowa --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected] --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected] --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
