Ground Squirrels, here in Southern California. Other burrowing mammals in the mountains also make similar chirping sounds. Peregrine Falcons can make sounds somewhere between screeching sea birds and ground squirrels.
Hummingbirds make noises I would never have expected were coming from them. Roadrunners make sounds I could have sworn were coming from insects.
The hummingbird sound I think of as a crackle, or square wave distortion, or maybe the sound of an electric fence. It is very unexpected until you know what it is.
Interesting. One tore past my head the other day and made a really loud screeee sound, for lack of a better description. I’ll have to learn more about these. I think I’ve heard the sound you’re describing as well. The other thing I’m surprised to see them do is just land somewhere and not move for a while.
Where I’m at, the Allen’s hummingbird is not uncommon. They make a crazy loud buzzing noise in flight, but it’s just their wings! It can be heard in most of the clips here.
Ground Squirrels, here in Southern California. Other burrowing mammals in the mountains also make similar chirping sounds. Peregrine Falcons can make sounds somewhere between screeching sea birds and ground squirrels.
Hummingbirds make noises I would never have expected were coming from them. Roadrunners make sounds I could have sworn were coming from insects.
The hummingbird sound I think of as a crackle, or square wave distortion, or maybe the sound of an electric fence. It is very unexpected until you know what it is.
Interesting. One tore past my head the other day and made a really loud screeee sound, for lack of a better description. I’ll have to learn more about these. I think I’ve heard the sound you’re describing as well. The other thing I’m surprised to see them do is just land somewhere and not move for a while.
Where I’m at, the Allen’s hummingbird is not uncommon. They make a crazy loud buzzing noise in flight, but it’s just their wings! It can be heard in most of the clips here.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Allens_Hummingbird/sounds
Bingo! That 2nd one down almost captures the Doppler effect dramatizing what it sounds like when they fly by.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Allens_Hummingbird/maps-range
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen's_hummingbird#Distribution