Varied thrush makes a sound that sometimes might be called squeaky brakes.

Douglas F. Daily
ddaily at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA 98195

On Tue, 14 Sep 1999, Lydia Gaebe wrote:

> What could this be? While at the Sea Tac Mall's T-Shirt Shop I got to
> talking to the owner. When he found out I was a birder he asked me about
> the bird he hears in the wee small hours of the morning.
> He said it sounds like a cross between a European ambulance siren and
> squeaky brakes. He hears it between 3:00 - 3:30 every morning. He lives
> near Steel Lake.
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