[mou] help ID a whistle?
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TeamVagrant@aol.com
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 20:41:03 EST
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My father who lives north of Duluth about 45 miles (Brimson) has been hearing
a very distinct whistle. It occurs mostly just after dark and early dawn.
It's a clear, loud and possibly slightly ascending whistle. If not ascending
it is flat. Two or 3 in succession then nothing for a long while. No waver
to the sound, nor is it raspy. It's a medium range whistle, as if you or I
just puckered and blew, stopping the sound with our tongue. The sound origin
is usually stationary, quite a few feet up in a tree, and once while the
perpetrator was on the move, crossing the field above Dad's head, at a pretty
good clip.
My only guess to him was a saw - whet, but it's actually closer to a great
crested flycatcher sound. I'm stumped.
I can't seem to find it on my bird song CDs, So any help would be appreciated
Chris Elmgren
Gnesen township,
Duluth, St. Louis County
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imson) has been hearing a very distinct whistle. It occurs mostly just=
after dark and early dawn.<BR>
It's a clear, loud and possibly slightly ascending whistle. If not asc=
ending it is flat. Two or 3 in succession then nothing for a long while.&nbs=
p; No waver to the sound, nor is it raspy. It's a medium range whistle=
, as if you or I just puckered and blew, stopping the sound with our tongue.=
The sound origin is usually stationary, quite a few feet up in a tree=
, and once while the perpetrator was on the move, crossing the field above D=
ad's head, at a pretty good clip.<BR>
My only guess to him was a saw - whet, but it's actually closer to a great c=
rested flycatcher sound. I'm stumped.<BR>
I can't seem to find it on my bird song CDs, So any help would be appreciate=
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Gnesen township,<BR>
Duluth, St. Louis County<BR>
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