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.
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> Doug
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>>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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