[Tweeters] strange owl calls

[Zora Monster]

Dan,

That sounds like a pika to me.

Zora Dermer

Sent from my iPhone


> On May 22, 2021, at 10:28 PM, Dan Reiff <dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com> wrote:

> 

> Steve,

> Were you near any talus slopes and at a higher elevation when you recorded the sounds?

> Sounds a lot like a Pica.

> Dan Reiff

> MI

> 

> Sent from my iPhone

> 

>>> On May 22, 2021, at 9:55 PM, Steve Hampton <stevechampton at gmail.com> wrote:

>>> 

>> 

>> I highly recommend this recent webinar by Lance Benner about strange owl calls, sounds that may sound like owls (e.g. chipmunks, solitaires, quail, etc), and other owl vocal habits. 

>> 

>> It was sponsored by LA Birders and is focused on southern Calif mountains, but most of the species occur up here. 

>> 

>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOcfXRNPWEA&t=1803s 

>> 

>> On a related note, I'm still seeking feedback on a strange call I recorded on a summer morning east of Snoqualmie Pass nearly three years ago. It's at https://www.xeno-canto.org/490943.  Even Lance didn't know what it was. 

>> 

>> thanks, 

>> 

>> -- 

>> Steve Hampton

>> Port Townsend, WA

>> Qatay, S'Klallam territory

>> 

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