I have been out the past couple of days and heard several yellow-billed
cuckoos and very few other species. Cuckoo would fit your description.
Rob Gibbs
Damascus, MD
Laura M. Appelbaum wrote:
>Today, mid-afternoon, I was mountain biking my favorite trail down in
>Cedarville State Forest when I heard the most mysterious bird call that
>I cannot ID. It had a kind of hollow tone, almost like a Mourning Dove
>(but it wasn't that), and a slow pace that only barely picked up speed
>toward the end. It sounded off about seven times in a row; Poe? (a
>*slight* uptone, questioning on the end of the note) Poe? (a couple of
>seconds of silence) Poe? Poe? Poe? Poe? Poe?
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>Anyone have any clues for me?
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>Laura Appelbaum
>Cloverly, MD
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