tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7839082948837729428..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): A strange sound in the nightMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-57723272963094105622018-03-01T17:37:11.829-06:002018-03-01T17:37:11.829-06:00Many years ago I worked for a wildlife sanctuary i...Many years ago I worked for a wildlife sanctuary in Two Rivers were we caught and banded Saw-whets. It is amazing how small and light they are.<br />And of course their call isn't "owl-like" at all. Very cool!lilypadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850572715218426453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-65386792001792827762018-03-01T16:02:25.410-06:002018-03-01T16:02:25.410-06:00the 'beep - beep - beep' sound reminds me ...the 'beep - beep - beep' sound reminds me of something you would hear in a hospital room. i do not get the comparison to whetting. however, when that owl was named, there probably were not a lot of hospital monitors around, so whetting would have been the closest approximation.<br /><br />I-)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38944917709090297772018-03-01T15:56:33.832-06:002018-03-01T15:56:33.832-06:00my favorite 'weird owl call' is the easter...my favorite 'weird owl call' is the eastern screech owl https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Screech-Owl/sounds <br /><br />I-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-42311783133133803572018-03-01T12:40:20.324-06:002018-03-01T12:40:20.324-06:00I sat bolt upright in bed one night to the sound o...I sat bolt upright in bed one night to the sound of a banshee being strangled in my backyard. Took a bit of research & time to determine it was a barn owl (which apparently was passing thru, since I've never heard it again). Owl-noises are in a class of their own.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwG15rXTdCIAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369527597458778617noreply@blogger.com