On Monday, May 27, 2013 11:09:05 AM UTC-4, Janet Millenson wrote:
> We were all kept awake
> last night by something calling loudly from a tree near the house.
> Any help in identifying it would be much appreciated.
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> The sound was a cross between the nasal blare of a jay and the mew
> of a cat, in a single one-second blast followed by a long pause.
> There was no chittering or chattering to it, just a solid whiny
> scream. It continued off and on for much of the night and well
> into the morning. When I finally went outside to find the source
> of the @#$!&* racket, I was shocked by how loud it was, and
> wondered if maybe our new neighbors had bought a peacock. The
> noise might have been echoing from inside a tree cavity, because
> there were no mammals or large birds visible among the branches.
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> We're pretty familiar with the varied sounds of the squirrels,
> raccoons, and foxes in our yard, plus of course the usual birds,
> and this was totally different. I'm presuming it was a young
> creature of some sort, but am otherwise clueless. After listening
> to various recordings of bird and mammal sounds, my family agrees
> that (so far) peacock calls come the closest. More realistic
> suggestions are welcome!
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Janet Millenson
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> Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)
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> "Look at the birds!" -- Pascal the parrot
Janet, Could it have been a young Barred Owl?
R. Sussman
Woodbine,MD
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