Mystery solved. The uneven, monotone hooting at night was a snipe. Thanks to Lynn Havsall for the suggestion. I listened to many recordings at xeno-canto and found one that matched: http://www.xeno-canto.org/232915.
Scott
On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 8:43 PM, Scott Richardson <scott.xot@gmail.com> wrote:
ScottI heard a variety of nocturnal call notes, none of which I identified (frontiers!), but one in particular caught my ear. I'm hoping for a hint about what it might be and where I might find some recordings. At first, I thought it was a distant owl -- a medium pitch short hoot -- but I soon realized it was approaching in a line and passing almost overhead. The note carried a touch of vibrato, a slightly hummy hoot repeated with little variation and at odd intervals: hu... hu-hu... hu... hu-hu hu... hu... hu.... It was higher pitched than a black-billed cuckoo and the rate was far less regular. Ideas?For International Migratory Bird Day / Global Big Day I confined myself to my home town, Berwick, and tallied 62 species. Highlights were 7 whip-poor-wills and 3 thrushes singing together in one spot (wood, hermit, veery). I found decent variety, but no fallouts. New for the year were eastern kingbird, scarlet tanager, and prairie warbler.The whip-poor-will bonanza amazed me. I was hoping for just one! I guess I need to drive the back roads between 2 and 4am more often. Right.
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