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Re: Help with Mystery Bird Call?

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Rob Gibbs

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Rob Gibbs

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Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:12:55 -0400

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?
>
>Anyone have any clues for me?  
>
>Laura Appelbaum
>Cloverly, MD
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