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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 4 Sep 2014 7:31 pm    
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Night bird call - anyone know what kind of bird this is? It's been calling on our property about every 30 seconds all evening. You'll hear it on this file at 13 seconds and again at 37 seconds into the file. Thanks for listening. https://soundcloud.com/jim-cohen/night-bird-call-outside-philadelphia-pa#t=0:09
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Paul Arntson


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 6:27 am    
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Not really sure, but a great horned owl makes a sound about like that out here in Washington. During the daytime they do the normal hoo-uh-opoh.
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 6:39 am    
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Someone else said they thought it was a Nighthawk...?
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Craig Stock


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 9:25 am    
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Jim, I didn't hear the sound you posted I'm on my cell phone but night hawks (goat suckers) are usually out at dusk. Big insect eaters. They are related to Whippoorwills. I'll check it when n i get home.
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 9:26 am    
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This bird was calling pretty continuously from about 10pm till at least midnight... it sure wasn't dusk.
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Paul Arntson


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 10:13 am    
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http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl/sounds

Good resource here.
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Craig Stock


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 2:41 pm    
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Jim,

After now listening to the clip, I'm not sure. Nighthawks are usually only active around dusk and nest on flat roofs, the sound of that clip doesn't sound like an owl to me, more like an egret but they are usually active during the day and are by water most of the time. Wonder if there is a Shazam for bird calls Smile
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 2:46 pm    
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No flat roof, Craig. This one was up in a tree. I think it sounds a fair bit like the Squawk sound of the Great Horned Owl that Paul provided a link to. My wife isn't so convinced, though.

A Shazam for bird calls or other sounds would be great.

Certainly no egrets around here (or as Frank Sinatra would say: "Egrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention...")
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Craig Stock


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 3:18 pm    
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Jim, You may want to send that clip to the Raptor Trust http://theraptortrust.org/ , they are up in the Great Swamp by Morristown, NJ. They rescue mostly owls and birds of prey but will take any kind of injured birds. They are non profit and have a nice small zoo of birds that can't return to the wild.

I think someone there can identify the species.

See you in Norwalk.
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 3:20 pm    
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Great suggestion, thanks, Craig!
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Earnest Bovine


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 5:01 pm    
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I really expected that most of the replies would tell you how to shoot it and how to cook it.
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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 5:03 pm    
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hah...you still got it, Doug...
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Earnest Bovine


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Post  Posted 5 Sep 2014 5:05 pm    
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Yeah, what IS this, the Viola Forum?
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Bob Blair


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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Post  Posted 6 Sep 2014 8:22 am    
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I sent it to to someone in my extended family with bird call expertise. Sadly, it drew a blank. But I shouldn't have read Doug's comments with a mouth full of coffee.
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Fred Justice


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Mesa, Arizona
Post  Posted 6 Sep 2014 8:40 am    
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Maybe a jail bird, I'd lock my doors and windows and leave it alone.
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Jeff Garden


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Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
Post  Posted 6 Sep 2014 8:44 am    
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Curveball but any chance it's NOT a bird? i.e. tree frog or some other critter?
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Craig Stock


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Westfield, NJ USA
Post  Posted 6 Sep 2014 9:48 am    
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Good call Jeff.

I actually now think that it might be a Great Speckled Bird in a Cage.
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Joey Ace


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Post  Posted 6 Sep 2014 10:38 am    
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Red Headed Mattress Thrasher ?
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