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#626
#626
Hey Tin, I have a question! Think I remember we sorta' n the same geography.
I'm hearing a different night bird here than I've ever heard before! And, I hear it/them all night. In the early summer I thought it was a young bird that had lost his nest but the sound hasn't changed and there is definitely more than one.
It makes a sound I haven't heard before and my wife even commented on it being strange.
I've thought about it and the only way I can describe it is....like someone just stepped on a cat's tail but, not that loud!!
Any suggestions.....anyone??
 
#627
#627
JustFunnN'Orange said:
Hey Tin, I have a question! Think I remember we sorta' n the same geography.
I'm hearing a different night bird here than I've ever heard before! And, I hear it/them all night. In the early summer I thought it was a young bird that had lost his nest but the sound hasn't changed and there is definitely more than one.
It makes a sound I haven't heard before and my wife even commented on it being strange.
I've thought about it and the only way I can describe it is....like someone just stepped on a cat's tail but, not that loud!!
Any suggestions.....anyone??
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Not Tin, but have you tried recording it on the Cornell app? (Merlin, I think)
 
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#630
#630
At our house last week, a young bird crashed into a window as I was watching. It lay stunned on the ground, then an adult came by, did a little "dance" & pecked it; soon, another adult arrived & did the same. All of the sudden, the juvenile stirred & flew off. Happy ending? Sadly, no...next day I found the little one dead in another part of the yard. The birds were Northern Flicker, likely heading south for the winter. Here's a photo I found.
 

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#632
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JustFunnN'Orange said:
Hey Tin, I have a question! Think I remember we sorta' n the same geography.
I'm hearing a different night bird here than I've ever heard before! And, I hear it/them all night. In the early summer I thought it was a young bird that had lost his nest but the sound hasn't changed and there is definitely more than one.
It makes a sound I haven't heard before and my wife even commented on it being strange.
I've thought about it and the only way I can describe it is....like someone just stepped on a cat's tail but, not that loud!!
Any suggestions.....anyone??
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Sounds like a Grey Catbird
 
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feathersax said:
At our house last week, a young bird crashed into a window as I was watching. It lay stunned on the ground, then an adult came by, did a little "dance" & pecked it; soon, another adult arrived & did the same. All of the sudden, the juvenile stirred & flew off. Happy ending? Sadly, no...next day I found the little one dead in another part of the yard. The birds were Northern Flicker, likely heading south for the winter. Here's a photo I found.
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Bummer. A red shouldered hawk chased a blue jay into my window, grabbed the stunned bird from the ground, and flew away with it. I’m sorry that my window played a part.
 
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#638
#638
A couple years ago on a hike we were at the top of a mountain 3,200 ft elev. surrounded by douglas firs and spotted a couple bald eagles circling not far away. Then I heard it, sounded like a young eagle directly above us probably a nest about 90 ft up the tree or so. It sent a bit of a chill the first time I heard it. Clearly parents watching us on our hike near their nest. Never could see the nest from the ground.
 
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#639
#639
I believe there are small bird anti-collision stickers you can place on your windows to make the windows appear more of an obstacle for the birds to see and avoid the window(s). Please Google bird anti-collision stickers.
 
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#640
#640
This morning, a pair of red-shouldered hawks were especially talkative as they reunited in a tall tree on the border of my property. With this pair, the male is a yacker. So, it was nice to hear his mate chiming in with her full, rich voice.
 
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#641
#641
Yesterday, was just sitting out in my backyard in wooded suburban Baton Rouge. Danged if I didn't see a male and a female Bluebird, i.d.'ed by the blue and their russet/chestnut upper breasts, with apparent insectivory in the air and on ground. It was a nice surprise.
 
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