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" <swest...@comcast.net> To: "mnbird" <mnb...@lists.mnbird.net>; "Mou-net" <mou-...@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 > swest...@comcast.net > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > mou-...@cbs.umn.edu > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net >