I was gone this evening until just before 9:00, I heard the whip-poor-will sing one time just after I got home. It sounded to be a distance north of us, this morning it was on the south side of our house. I will listen for it before I go to bed tonight and hope to get a recording.
Gail > On May 10, 2017 at 6:36 AM Gail Wieberdink <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Shortly before 5:00 a.m. this morning I was awakened by the loud, > unmistakable sound of a whip-poor-will. It had to be in a tree right outside > our window, it called for about 5 minutes and then was silent. I just read on > iBird that the record number of calls in a row by a single bird is 1,088!! > This is only the second time in the many years that we have lived in this > house in Roseville that I have heard a whip-poor-will. The first time was > years ago in an evening after sunset and the bird called continuously for > several hours. > > > Gail Wieberdink > > Roseville, Ramsey County > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
