Fellow birders please help?

Sparky · 07-11-2006, 08:34 AM

Could it be a hawk's nest? A few years ago we had a hawk family take up residence and I couldn't believe the screaming sounds the babies made up in the nest. It was always in the daytime...I assume they were screeching for their lunch.

Pepper · 07-11-2006, 10:10 AM

A bit of Googling has netted some interesting resources which have provided a bit of information, and encourage me to investigate even further!

The first site http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/oct/papr/raven.html at first made me certain that the bird in question is indeed a raven.

Then I googled a bit further and came upon a second site http://www.crows.net/calls.html which turns me again to the crow.

However, in my searching I have noted that oftentimes the crow and raven are lumped into one grouping, and thus the second page could very possibly be referring to both crows and ravens.

Meanwhile, now that the violent thunderstorm has passed, the entire yard is now full of cawwing crows which are kicking up one heck of a racket ... but none of them are screaming. Go figure.

If nothing else, I'm learning a lot more about some of the feathered residents of my yard which I had previously ignored in favor of their more colorful neighbors.

Hermit Cover · 07-11-2006, 02:17 PM

Pepper.....It seems like only yesterday I nearly hit a pterydactyl crossing old Route 66 as I was heading thru Tucumcari to get my kicks. It yelled at me in that very characteristic screaming croakey warble that we've all heard for many years......very many years! Or perhaps it was a Baltimore Raven as others have speculated...I think! When you get a recording....many of us would love to come by and listen to it as we munch on lunch!

Pepper · 07-11-2006, 10:05 PM

HC - has Mrs. HC taken your temperature today? I think you have a fever!

Honestly though, I think you might be right ... It's a Baltimore Raven screaming that football season is too far away!

pmj · 07-11-2006, 10:07 PM

could it be red wing blackbirds?

pmj

Pepper · 07-11-2006, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by pmj

could it be red wing blackbirds?

pmj

Definately not Red-Winged Blackbirds.

Zee · 07-13-2006, 03:34 PM

Both ravens and crows are members of the corvidae family. They both have varied vocalizations including mimicking of other birds and sometimes even mammals. I have actually seen a raven shriek in Tuftonboro. The sound is bone chilling until you get a fix on what did it. The first time we heard it was at night and we couldn't imagine what it was. The next time it was daylight. My first thought was a similar sound to what a peacock will make but more gravelly. I couldn't find any web sites that explained this but I know what I saw. Ravens are more common around the lake then they used to be.

Lin · 07-13-2006, 05:19 PM

Here is another site with sound bites of crows and ravens.
http://www.shades-of-night.com/aviar...ds/sounds.html
or try this one
http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=318

KBoater · 07-13-2006, 06:20 PM

if you want to see your cat attack a laptop play the ravin calls.

Zee · 08-21-2006, 09:35 AM

I think the birds in question may be a barred owl. We live in a wooded section of Tuftonboro and were startled the other night by a night-long hissing/rasping call of two birds. At 2AM, curiousity got the better of me and I searched the wood margin (from my rear slider) with a flashlight.

Two barred owls popped into view. Upon further daylight research on the internet, many web-sites describe very varied vocalizations including screaming, coacking, rasping, wheezing, etc. We always assume they only make the usual "Who cooks for me" sound. Since the week before we had a bear on our front porch at 4:30 AM , seeing just owls was a great relief.

07-11-2006, 10:10 AM	#2
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	A bit of Googling has netted some interesting resources which have provided a bit of information, and encourage me to investigate even further! The first site http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/oct/papr/raven.html at first made me certain that the bird in question is indeed a raven. Then I googled a bit further and came upon a second site http://www.crows.net/calls.html which turns me again to the crow. However, in my searching I have noted that oftentimes the crow and raven are lumped into one grouping, and thus the second page could very possibly be referring to both crows and ravens. Meanwhile, now that the violent thunderstorm has passed, the entire yard is now full of cawwing crows which are kicking up one heck of a racket ... but none of them are screaming. Go figure. If nothing else, I'm learning a lot more about some of the feathered residents of my yard which I had previously ignored in favor of their more colorful neighbors. __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

07-11-2006, 02:17 PM	#3
Hermit Cover Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hermit Cove Posts: 354 Thanks: 20 Thanked 68 Times in 40 Posts	Pterydactyls on trip West.... Pepper.....It seems like only yesterday I nearly hit a pterydactyl crossing old Route 66 as I was heading thru Tucumcari to get my kicks. It yelled at me in that very characteristic screaming croakey warble that we've all heard for many years......very many years! Or perhaps it was a Baltimore Raven as others have speculated...I think! When you get a recording....many of us would love to come by and listen to it as we munch on lunch!

07-11-2006, 10:05 PM	#4
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	HC - has Mrs. HC taken your temperature today? I think you have a fever! Honestly though, I think you might be right ... It's a Baltimore Raven screaming that football season is too far away! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

07-13-2006, 03:34 PM	#7
Zee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Union Wharf, Tuftonboro Posts: 173 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Sounds like ravens Both ravens and crows are members of the corvidae family. They both have varied vocalizations including mimicking of other birds and sometimes even mammals. I have actually seen a raven shriek in Tuftonboro. The sound is bone chilling until you get a fix on what did it. The first time we heard it was at night and we couldn't imagine what it was. The next time it was daylight. My first thought was a similar sound to what a peacock will make but more gravelly. I couldn't find any web sites that explained this but I know what I saw. Ravens are more common around the lake then they used to be.

07-13-2006, 05:19 PM	#8
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Here is another site with sound bites of crows and ravens. http://www.shades-of-night.com/aviar...ds/sounds.html or try this one http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=318 __________________ Lin

07-11-2006, 08:34 AM	#1
Sparky Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Natick, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Could it be a hawk's nest? A few years ago we had a hawk family take up residence and I couldn't believe the screaming sounds the babies made up in the nest. It was always in the daytime...I assume they were screeching for their lunch.

07-11-2006, 10:07 PM	#5
pmj Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 240 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	could it be red wing blackbirds? pmj

07-13-2006, 06:20 PM	#9
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	cat attack if you want to see your cat attack a laptop play the ravin calls. __________________ Home Permanently in NH

08-21-2006, 09:35 AM	#10
Zee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Union Wharf, Tuftonboro Posts: 173 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Mystery maybe solved I think the birds in question may be a barred owl. We live in a wooded section of Tuftonboro and were startled the other night by a night-long hissing/rasping call of two birds. At 2AM, curiousity got the better of me and I searched the wood margin (from my rear slider) with a flashlight. Two barred owls popped into view. Upon further daylight research on the internet, many web-sites describe very varied vocalizations including screaming, coacking, rasping, wheezing, etc. We always assume they only make the usual "Who cooks for me" sound. Since the week before we had a bear on our front porch at 4:30 AM , seeing just owls was a great relief.