[mou] Frontenac at night

[Steve Weston]

the kitten call:

several people suggested Catbird.  Others suggested an owl.  Good answers 
with the information that I gave, but it was neither.  These birds(?) were 
calling from the cattails right on the edge of the water.  this was 
definitely a marsh dweller.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Weston" <sweston2@comcast.net>
To: "mnbird" <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net>; "Mou-net" <mou-net@cbs.umn.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:38 AM
Subject: [mou] Frontenac at night


> Last night I got down to the Frontenac area to run my frog & toad route. 
> The frogs and toads at most sites were nothing short of deafening!  I am 
> sure I missed some species calling from further away as they were drowned 
> out by the toads and Gray Treefrogs.
>
> Did have two Whip-poor-wills calling on CR5.  I heard no rails or Marsh 
> Wrens, although there were a couple of birds that called out that are not 
> usually heard at night.  Did have one call that I did not have a clue.  I 
> had a bird(?) calling that sounded like a kitten.  At times the quality of 
> the call became more raspy.  Although one was calling consistently, it did 
> get responses from a couple of other spots.  any ideas?
>
> It was a perfect night to be out listening.
>
> Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
> sweston2@comcast.net
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