Is anyone here into birds, or know a site where I can post a recording of a call and have someone identify it? Our neighbourhood has these nocturnal birds (I think - they could be really loud insects) that sit in the tree outside our bedroom window and squawk all night. I've done tons of google searches, but I seem to be turning up a lot of hits for Australia and England, and I know birds are usually quite specific to an area. These seem to be specific to our cul de sac - walking around the neighbourhood at night I can only hear them within a few houses of ours - lovely. I've lived in 5 different cities in my life and only ever heard them here.
I want to know what I can do to get rid of them. I'm not talking about an air rifle or poisoned bird food or anything, just something to discourage them from sitting in this particular tree. If there are more than one in the tree (frequently) we have to shut the window so we can sleep. It's a really grating, irritating sound...
Anyway, here's a recording I made last night:
http://www.calfinancial.ca/bird.mp3
This recording was made standing in the driveway, with the bird in the tree almost directly above, maybe 15-20 feet off the ground.
Any help is appreciated!
Chris