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On 2/24/2016 12:20 PM, Carmel Smith wrote:
> It could be a Northern Saw-Whet Owl. They have an even, repetitive call,
> which some compared to the sharpening of a metal saw, hence how they got
> their name
* and once featured, years ago, on As It Happens, from a woods in Oregon
- where the Owl was taken for a space alien, and the woods were
surrounded by armed police and press corps.
fred.
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> On Monday, February 22, 2016 10:19 PM, Ian Manning
> <ianmanning4@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> While out for a run this evening (Feb 22 2016), ~1730 PM, I heard a
> repetitive peeping sound near a farm on Highway 362, just south of where
> the road changes to Gate's Mountain Road, Middleton, Annapolis County.
>
> I stopped for a minute, the sound and habitat looked good for spring
> peepers. I include the question mark, simply because the sound seemed
> too regular, maybe piece of debris rubbing on another in the wind that
> just happened to sound remarkably like a peeper. Later in the evening, I
> swung by the same area after picking up a friend from work ~ 1820. The
> wind was still blowing, but couldn't hear the sound anymore.
>
> Might be worthwhile to keep your ears open while out walking, especially
> if this weeks forecast holds true. Has anyone encountered
> calling-peepers in 2016?
>
> IM
>
>
>
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