Date: 5/29/13 9:48 am
From: Steve Huy <grisly.remains...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Re: OT-ish: Mystery sound (probably not a bird?)
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. 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. 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! Thanks in advance.Janet Millenson Potomac, MD (Montgomery County) <ja......> ---------------------------------------------------------------- "Look at the birds!" -- Pascal the parrot

I would guess it may be a young owl food begging. Barreds tend to sound more like a hiss, so perhaps a Great-horned. But barreds are just branching about now. If you can get a recording send it to me.

Steve

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