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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

Porch sleeping has many moments. I hear coyotes having parties, I  
hear beavers cutting down my trees. Last night, unless I was  
dreaming, there was a wonderful ruckus of sounds that I cannot  
clearly describe, a large number of birds or animals, somewhat like a  
big flock of guineas going off, but, I swear, more like a flock of  
monkeys. Coyotes are capable of making many sounds, from "talking" to  
straight out howling. My best bet is a big flock of turkeys mortally  
upset by a coon getting into their tree, but I have never heard this  
sound before. High pitched and intense. Lasted perhaps half a minute  
and then all quiet.

 
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Subject: Re: [Homestead] Night sounds
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Two things that live here, anyway, (Maine) that make a racket which 
might be roughly described as similar to yours are owls --especially 
barred owls--(they make some really weird sounds, nothing you'd ascribe 
to an owl if you 'knew better') and bobcats.  We've lived here and spend 
many many summer nights sleeping in our 'hut' quite far down in the 
woods (my ground borders several thousand acres of woods and deep swamp) 
and apparently the critters down there are used to our presence because 
it has always been interesting!

One thing about the very odd woods noises at night:  it's almost always 
a fight of some sort.

Susan Jane, in Maine, where it's 55° this morning and quite clear.  Just 
a hint of color in the woods now the last couple of days.  No frost here 
yet.

Gene GeRue wrote:
> Porch sleeping has many moments. I hear coyotes having parties, I  
> hear beavers cutting down my trees. Last night, unless I was  
> dreaming, there was a wonderful ruckus of sounds that I cannot  
> clearly describe, a large number of birds or animals, somewhat like a  
> big flock of guineas going off, but, I swear, more like a flock of  
> monkeys. Coyotes are capable of making many sounds, from "talking" to  
> straight out howling. My best bet is a big flock of turkeys mortally  
> upset by a coon getting into their tree, but I have never heard this  
> sound before. High pitched and intense. Lasted perhaps half a minute  
> and then all quiet.
>