You're probably hearing a frog - perhaps some kind of treefrog. It's amazing how bird-like some of them can sound. There have been frogs outside my bedroom window that call with a single toot like that, and they will do it off and on all night if it's warm enough!

June

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June Tveekrem
Columbia, MD
tweekiebird |AT| southernspreadwing.com




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From: Melanie Lynch <>
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Sent: Mon, April 12, 2010 4:24:34 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] What can I be hearing?

It sounds exactly like the tin-horn toot of red breasted nuthatch but only in short single beeps instead of the repetitive toot that you might expect from a RBNU.  I've also gone through the woodpeckers.

I've been hearing them hear them every morning for the past two weeks and I can say with certainty I am not hearing it as part of a mockers repertoire. I'm not hitting anything in the Stokes CD's but then, I'm running out of patience and getting frustrated. Best guess?
-- Melanie Lynch
Annapolis MD