Thanks to all the feedback and comments. Since the bird was perched rather than a flyover, seems like the best fit is a Eastern Screech Owl making (to me) an unusual version of its call.
On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Jeff Poulin <[email protected]> wrote: > Screech owls whinnying now and the last couple of nights at my house in > Endicott. I haven’t heard them in months. > > > > -jeff > *---------* > *Google Fi Mobile: +1(607)725-4493 <%2B1%28607%29725-4493>* > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Geo Kloppel > *Sent:* Thursday, September 22, 2016 1:03 PM > > *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help? Whistling at night > > > > Night before last, I heard several ascending whistle calls, right outside > my door. The local Barred Owls responded with typical hooting, so I think > the whistles were (still begging?) calls from their immature youngsters. > > -Geo > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 22, 2016, at 11:36 AM, Marty Schlabach <[email protected]> wrote: > > I also last night heard a sound right outside of my bedroom window that I > didn’t recognize at first. But, a bit later from the same tree came the > more typical screech owl whinny, so am pretty sure it was the same bird. > --Marty > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Chris R. > Pelkie > *Sent:* Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:19 AM > *To:* Eva Smith <[email protected]> > *Cc:* CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [cayugabirds-l] ID help? Whistling at night > > > > I’ll defer to the experts but would not rule out Screech-owl. I’ve heard > that also: clear descending rather than whinny descending but followed by > other EASO distinct sounds, so concluded it was the same bird. I’ve been > hearing EASO loud whinnies just in the last couple of weeks, first time > this year, so I guess I have a male imoving around checking out the > territory or advertising once again. > > > > ChrisP > > ______________________ > > Chris Pelkie > Information/Data Manager, Application Systems Analyst > Bioacoustics Research Program > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 159 Sapsucker Woods Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > > > On Sep 22, 2016, at 08:32, Eva Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > I hope it's ok to ask for ID help here. Between Sibley and the Lab of O's > bird call recordings, I haven't been able to get a decent ID on a bird > heard last night. > > > > The call was a long (1-2 s) descending *clear* whistle (not a whinny like > a typical Eastern Screech Owl), starting on a high note and ending quite > low. It was repeated 3-4 times and then followed by a repeated whistle on a > single, high note. 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