On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Mary Shane wrote:

> I'm very much the amateur on this forum--but I'm hoping you'll indulge me
> with an answer to my puzzle:
>
> What's the bird I hear now in the forest that sounds like a tin penny
> whistle?
>
Mary--

hmm-mmmmm... that's not a lot to go on. Some birds mimic
other bird calls.. so-oo-oo

we need to know if it's one continuous note you hear..
or is the call broken up in more than one note..if so,
how many... i.e., Great Horned Owl can be 5 notes
in a syncopated fashion.. hoo HOO hoo hoo hoo, and
then repeated with the emphasis on the second 'hoo'
gradually tapering downward..

is it shrill? etc

give us more info and surely someone will jump in and
offer some speculation.. :)

Tom