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lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b>< --001a113f339472b4630559766c4b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I was thrown off by Peepers calling recently - me searching the trees trying to id the bird making the sound - when finally a friend confirmed it was Peepers calling from various levels including up in trees. Ron Wilson Somerset NS On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 9:24 AM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > Lots of isolated Peepers calling here at night. I often think they are > birds before clueing in. > > Nancy > E Dalhousie, Kings Co. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 18, 2017, at 8:25 AM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Maybe thrushes communicating? > > > Sincerely, > > > James > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on > behalf of James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> > *Sent:* September 18, 2017 2:48 AM > *To:* Naturens Naturens > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Mystery Birds > > > It is now 23:40 as I write this. I was just outside in the yard and could > hear a weeert type of noise. Something like the diving of a bird maybe. > This was followed by a whistle type noise from a bird. Off to the right > there was a corresponding whistle type call. I would hear the diving noise > again and then a whistle type call and a responding call from further > away. There then would be a response from a third bird. This sequence of > events kept occuring with sometimes the whistle sounding far away and other > times very close to me. Do common nighthawks have a whistle type bird > call? I've heard their call, but this is the only thing I can think of that > might be making this type of noise. I know the penting call of the > American woodcock so it defintely was not that. I'm baffled as this is the > first time I've heard this on the basis of all of the night calls that I've > listened to in respects to birds. > > > James R. Hirtle > > LaHave > > --001a113f339472b4630559766c4b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I was thrown off by Peepers calling recently - me searchin= g the trees trying to id the bird making the sound - when finally a friend = confirmed it was Peepers calling from various levels including up in trees.= =C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Ron Wilson</div><div>Somerset NS=C2=A0</div></div= ><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 18, = 2017 at 9:24 AM, nancy dowd <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nancypd= owd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:= <br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef= t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Lots of isolated = Peepers calling here at night. I often think they are birds before clueing = in.=C2=A0</div><div id=3D"m_-5346654271420959478AppleMailSignature"><br></d= iv><div id=3D"m_-5346654271420959478AppleMailSignature">Nancy</div><div id= =3D"m_-5346654271420959478AppleMailSignature">E Dalhousie, Kings Co.=C2=A0<= br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br>On Sep 18, 20= 17, at 8:25 AM, James Hirtle <<a href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com" t= arget=3D"_blank">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockqu= ote type=3D"cite"><div> <div id=3D"m_-5346654271420959478divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:2= 4pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif" dir=3D"ltr"> <p>Maybe thrushes communicating? =C2=A0</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p><br> </p> <p>James</p> <br> <br> <div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%"> <div id=3D"m_-5346654271420959478divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"C= alibri, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b>= <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturen= s-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns= .ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a><wbr>> on behalf= of James Hirtle <<a href=3D"mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com" target=3D"_bl= ank">jrhbirder@hotmail.com</a>><br> <b>Sent:</b> September 18, 2017 2:48 AM<br> <b>To:</b> Naturens Naturens<br> <b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Mystery Birds</font> <div>=C2=A0</div> </div> <div> <div id=3D"m_-5346654271420959478divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D= "font-size:24pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <p>It is now 23:40 as I write this.=C2=A0 I was just outside in the yard an= d could hear a weeert type of noise.=C2=A0 Something like the diving of a b= ird maybe.=C2=A0 This was followed by a whistle type noise from a bird.=C2= =A0 Off to the right there was a corresponding whistle type call.=C2=A0 I would hear the diving noise again and then a whistle ty= pe call and a responding call from further away.=C2=A0 There then would be = a response from a third bird.=C2=A0 This sequence of events kept occuring w= ith sometimes the whistle sounding far away and other times very close to me.=C2=A0 Do common nighthawks have a whistle ty= pe bird call? I've heard their call, but this is the only thing I can t= hink of that might be making this type of noise.=C2=A0 I know the penting c= all of the American woodcock so it defintely was not that.=C2=A0 I'm baffled as this is the first time I've heard t= his on the basis of all of the night calls that I've listened to in res= pects to birds. =C2=A0</p> <p><br> </p> <p>James R. Hirtle</p> <p>LaHave</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --001a113f339472b4630559766c4b--
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