Meena,Could it have been a Caspian Tern? I heard several adults giving repetitive calls over my house last night, and I live about a mile from you (in Ithaca). Tom
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 6:40 AM, Meena Haribal <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > Today morning I heard a call at 5.55 am, it was something like "Kyawan > Kyawan Kyarrr" three note call repeated three times with gaps of a second or > more. The first two notes were very insistent as if trying to make some > statements. The bird seemed fairly low, could hear from bed room window. If > any body has any idea as to what it could be could be I would love to hear. > I feel it was some kind of heron family bird, but may be wrong. > > Yesterday morning I had my recorder in pause mode, ready to record if I > heard anything interesting but heard very few distant calls of Swainson's > thrushes (spring peepers) and a few zips (between 4.45 am to 5.30 am). > Today I think may it was a bit early time for birds to come down. > > But today the calls were louder and between 5.30 to 6.-00 am, I heard many > calls, including the above mentioned call. Some of them were Swainson's > Thrushes and some may have been Rose -breasted Grosbeaks and many unfamiliar > call notes. Unfortunately, my recorder was not next to me at my window. So > I just listened today. > > I am glad my bedroom window is open and can hear birds without even getting > out! > > Cheers > Meena > > > Meena Haribal > Ithaca NY 14850 > webpage: > > > http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ > > > http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.html > http://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf > Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48" N, 76o 28' 16.90" W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m > Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65" N, 72o 51' 13.02" E Elev 33 ft or 10m > > -- Thomas Brodie Johnson Ithaca, NY t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727 -- NFC-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_WELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NFC_RULES http://www.mail-archive.com/nfc-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html --
