It is very similar to a cuckoo, which is what I thought it was until the ID. I
know well their warning that (I now know) is for ground predators, but was
unaware of the different warning for aerial predators, which is probably what
I've been hearing the past couple months in Greenup Co. when thinking I was
hearing odd sounding cuckoos. Good to know!
Jim Seelhorst
St. Matthews
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From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of
Steve Brown <steve554b@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 8:13 AM
To: BirdKY <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [birdky] Re: What's this sound?
Someone told me that they call chipmunks "ground cuckoos" because of this
chucking call.
Steve Brown,
Louisville, KY.
On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 11:00 AM Greg Walker
<gregory.l.walker@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gregory.l.walker@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I have been fooled by that one a few times! Even more specific, chucking is
usually a response to an aerial threat. They can make that sound for a LONG
time, as you discovered. The sharp "chip" is more often a response to a
ground-dwelling threat, but is used for both. So when I hear the chucking sound
these days, I look up!
On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 9:36 AM Bob Brown
<bobbrown474747@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bobbrown474747@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Right.
On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 9:35 AM andrew melnykovych
<estiles74@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:estiles74@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Yep. Fooled me thoroughly this time, because it was not coming from anywhere
near the ground. Likely warning everyone about the Coop that has been hanging
around feeders recently.
Andrew Melnykovych
Louisville KY
On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 9:31 AM Bob Brown
<bobbrown474747@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bobbrown474747@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Its called chucking. Response to predator sighting.
On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 9:29 AM Karol Wilson
<karolwithak99@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:karolwithak99@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Andrew,
That is a chipmunk. I finally figured it out with certainty several years ago.
I'd heard it before and wondered, but during one long day in a deer stand I
actually saw a chipmunk as it was making that call.
Karol Wilson
Lexington
On Mon, Sep 26, 2022, 9:22 AM andrew melnykovych
<estiles74@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:estiles74@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Recorded this about 45 minutes ago in my thoroughly suburban (no woods within a
quarter mile) backyard in the Middletown area in Jefferson County. Couldn't
locate the source, but it was coming from high up in a tree in the next yard or
two. Clip is 30 seconds, but it went on like this for at least three minutes.
More reminiscent of a cuckoo than anything else, but sonogram-wise, not even
close. Which is likely why Merlin steadfastly refused to venture an ID, so I'm
thinking it's not a bird. Although if it's a squirrel, it's got more on-task
attention span than any rodent I've encountered.
Anyone??
Andrew Melnykovych
Louisville KY
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Steve Brown
Louisville, KY
