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biscodawg Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:35 AM
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its 12:33 am and birds are singing outside..
wtf is going on?!?! is this normal?
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:36 AM
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1. uh, no. you're hearing something else chirp.
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biscodawg Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:38 AM
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3. any ideas on what could be chirping
at this hour? sounds like birds. one is going DIRDDIRDDIRD, another is TWERPWTREWP, and another EEEP EEP.. gaaah im losing it :)
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:40 AM
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5. actually, I've heard birds...
at night. Another possibility is frogs or crickets, depending on where you are and how warm it is.
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biscodawg Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:42 AM
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6. 3 blocks from the ocean and 50 degrees NT
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:48 AM
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11. 3 blocks from the ocean?
Run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:-)
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biscodawg Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 04:01 AM
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14. they are quiet now
Edited on Sun Mar-27-05 04:02 AM by biscodawg
all the birds (crickets and frogs??) have dispersed. YES!!!

edit: spelling
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 04:05 AM
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16. Your dilema reminds me of an apt. complex where I used to live
that had a vacant lot next to it, and every fricking night all these frogs would be making funny noises at night. I was told it was mating season.
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:38 AM
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2. This is the time of year for a major migration
They are active right now, searching for food. Many feed and take flight during the night.
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biscodawg Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:40 AM
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4. damn
ill just leave some bird feed out will that shut them up? now where to get birdfeed at this hour...
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:42 AM
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7. Naw. They are ravenous.
They have an extremely high metabolism and need to eat ALOT, esp. when they fly alot. It'll pass.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 04:33 AM
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17. Toast them some bread.
I heard you could give them some ground beef too. They also like peanut butter, bacon grease, and other things that make suet. And fruit. Only thing is the suet will decay and smell funky in a day or two, so you'd have to clean up what they don't eat. I've been hearing birds at night lately too. I'm in NC.

BTW, maybe now isn't a bad time to ask. Does anyone know the mating habits and best time to try to record the call of a barred owl? I love that maniacal laughter thing they do and would like to showcase them in my next recording.
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biscodawg Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 04:36 AM
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18. i don't think the landlady
of the apartments I live in would be too keen on me leaving food out on my patio. But the are quiet now thankfully :)
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 04:39 AM
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19. They were probably just coming through.
You MIGHT could get by with the toast if you crumble it up small enough. Sorry to hear you can give them homemade suet. They love that more than the store bought kind. I have a recipe if you ever decide to move to a place where you can take up bird feeding and watching as a hobby or something. They all seem to love it too.
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jdj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:43 AM
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8. Part-TAY! it's a bird party.
they may be swingers or something.
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:46 AM
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10. Well, this is the beginning of their breeding season.
They're like little rabbits.
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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:45 AM
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9. Only normal in heavily populated areas
these days. Cities are so well lit that many species of bird can see well enough at night to get around. in some cities crows are congregating for nighttime "mixers" in downtown areas (crows are very social birds) mockingbirds have also been taking advantage of the artificial days we give them.
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biscodawg Donating Member (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:48 AM
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12. damn street lights
Gonna shoot those street lights out... Those are some pretty cats in your signature :hi:
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FreepFryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 03:55 AM
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13. Look - it's Tippi Hedron! (n/t)
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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 04:03 AM
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15. Sometimes, something disturbs them.
Could be a cat. Or a person went near them. It happens here occasionally, but it's very rare. I was very surprised the first time I heard them.
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