[Maine-birds] Re: Unusual call at Mt. Cutler, Hiram.... poss. Violaceous Jay??

I wish it were a Violaceous Jay:-)  No way one would ever be found in Maine though;-)  That was either a Canada Jay or Blue Jay calling.

Andrew

On Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 1:25:19 PM UTC-4 Jeff Webb wrote:

Walking my dog on a snowmobile trail between Mt. Cutler and River Road in Hiram I heard and recorded a very unusual shrieking call which Merlin ID'd as a Violaceous Jay!  It went on loudly for several minutes before whatever it was moved further off into the woods, where it was and still may be audible.  The call was coming from up in the trees in a dense hilly spot, so I couldn't see anything,   Initially I thought it was a hawk but no hawk species seems to match.  Blue Jays were stirred up by whatever it was.  Google Drive link for the audio file is here:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n_TeXj1ej0Jn50QRjRXuSha9-IsBsYDZ/view?usp=sharing   Location coordinates here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yEYVpQxUwrV4iH3W9 .  Maybe I'm missing something obvious so any help is appreciated.  Thanks.

Jeff Webb

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