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Re: What's That Sound? - buzzing sound

Subject: Re: What's That Sound? - buzzing sound
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:52:26 -0400
Doug Von Gausig wrote:
> Here's an inquiry I received on August 6th. If you have any ideas, please 
> reply to the list and I'll respond to the person who inquired.
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
>><>
>>
>>I hope you can help me identify this sound.  It's driving me crazy!!  Here are
>>the answers.
>>1.  I'm in Kentucky, in the country outside of Bowling Green, near the
>>Tennessee state line.
>>2.  Habitat is farm land - two small open pastures with a very small overgrown
>>area with some trees separating the pastures, a small pond.  The farm is
>>surrounded by crops (corn, oats, soybeans).
>>3.  Sound is heard very early in the morning, around 5:30am central time.  I
>>have never heard it any other times than in the very early morning.
>>4. No recording - sorry!
>>5. It's hard to describe.  It is almost a buzzing sound.  It reminds me of
>>when you take a folded piece of paper and blow on it with your lips.  The
>>sound stops and starts about every second or two and continues the entire time
>>I'm outside feeding my horses.  When it does stop, it's only for a minute and
>>then it starts back up.  It comes from the back of my farm, maybe near the
>>pond - or even behind the pond in the adjoining corn field.  It's not a sound
>>I have EVER heard before!

How about a Eastern Narrowmouth Toad. If it could also be described as 
lamb like, and is more common after rain even more certain.

Walt





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