Subject: [Tweeters] unusual unidentified wail
Date: Tue Jul 12 05:51:06 PDT 2022
From: Mason Flint - masonflint at outlook.com

That's so cool!

I'm in Peru right now with Naturalist Journeys - Penguins today but no wolves. 😀
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From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Scott Ramos <lsr at ramoslink.info>
Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 9:30:16 PM
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Tweeters] unusual unidentified wail

While camping near Liberty a couple weeks ago, I was awakened close to midnight by a pair of Great Horned Owls dueting with their typical calls. Interspersed with their vocalizations was another call that I have never heard before. It took me a while to get my senses together and make a recording, still in my tent.

This audio has only two of the wails, but there were maybe a dozen that preceded these. I don't believe it is even a bird, even though it was happening during the owl conversation. None of my bird experts had any ideas, other than concern for my welfare!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122222759<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inaturalist.org%2Fobservations%2F122222759&data=05%7C01%7C%7C70cfb5e6e9464092bb0608da5bd2fd34%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637923258986704389%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SpIXWRO%2B3C3f7ZdJsz8rYhBppbn61eAq%2BV1WQXnn%2BaU%3D&reserved=0>

Any suggestions from our knowledgeable community?
Thanks,
Scott Ramos
Seattle