This recording was made at 3:30am on May 26 with my iPhone:
(Same recording in two different file formats)
Jersey Devil.aiff 1.39MB
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Jersey Devil.mp3 515.63K
15 downloads
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 01:35 AM
Each Spring/Summer for one or two nights only we hear this call late at night/early morning from the woods boarding our home in New Jersey. We've been hearing it for 8 years or so, and since it wakes us up, have affectionately named it "The Jersey Devil". I suspect it may be an owl, or some kind of bird of prey, but really have no idea. I hope an educated birder will recognize the call.
This recording was made at 3:30am on May 26 with my iPhone:
(Same recording in two different file formats)
Jersey Devil.aiff 1.39MB
18 downloads
Jersey Devil.mp3 515.63K
15 downloads
This recording was made at 3:30am on May 26 with my iPhone:
(Same recording in two different file formats)
Jersey Devil.aiff 1.39MB
18 downloads
Jersey Devil.mp3 515.63K
15 downloads
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 03:34 AM
Ok, did some more hunting around and now believe this is a Red Fox, not a bird. Fooled me for years!
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 03:49 AM
It sure sounds like a female fox to me. We hear them often in the woods behind our home and in fact watched one sitting in the driveway making this call...
Of course I may be mistaken....
Of course I may be mistaken....
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 03:53 AM
Sounds like a fox to me as well.
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 04:17 AM
Last year on the Christmas Bird Count, even the experts were repeatedly fooled by chattering squirrels. Made me feel better! :-)
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 05:51 AM
I have actually heard that late at night while walking down a tree lined path on my way home. Needless to say I picked up my pace. 
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Posted 11 June 2012 - 11:01 AM
We hear them all the time - just heard one last night. My friend's husband is a police officer, and they get lots of calls from people hearing someone being murdered in the woods - it's always a fox!
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