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Old 15-07-2009, 03:11 AM posted to austin.gardening
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Default Bird Sound Identity

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:58:25 -0500, Omelet wrote:

In article ,
Sqwertz wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:28:20 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

I've heard at 3:00am Sunday (the loudest). 9pm on Sunday fairly
close, and again Monday morning at 10:00am much farther away.
Haven't heard it since.


Make that "last heard at 8:45PM Tuesday nigh" (2 minutes ago). It's
more of a whistle when you hear it in the distance, but when you
hear it up close it's like harsh whistle/screech by something that's
running out of breath (for 5 long seconds).


Probably a nighthawk.


A 1-2 ounce bird can't make a sounds like that.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/C...ghthawk/sounds

Hah! That's definitely not it. Thanks for the laugh,
though ;-)

-sw