Gonna Build a Little Pond

[Amarok]

I don't think it's a flicker

I'm down a bit of a bird sound rabbithole, and the closest thing I've found so far is the Northern Flicker, but your bird sounds bigger.

Edit: Why the hell would you make a page or video titled "birds that sing at night" and not include the @#%$%#$@@ sounds? I've run into too damn many of those.

 

[Jewels]

Almost sounds like pigeon flight.

 

[DopeDaniel]

I'm down a bit of a bird sound rabbithole, and the closest thing I've found so far is the Northern Flicker, but your bird sounds bigger.

Edit: Why the hell would you make a page or video titled "birds that sing at night" and not include the @#%$%#$@@ sounds? I've run into too damn many of those.

The Merlin Bird ID app has been fun, but without my noise canceling headset I don't have good enough audio quality to differentiate the sounds and my phone's mic isn't sensitive enough to do the sound ID. Might actually be able to upload files to it, I should check that out.

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Almost sounds like pigeon flight.

So I was talking to one of my more senior neighbors a couple years ago about the sound and they said something like "the love doves are back" but when I said something to them about it a few days later they looked at me kinda weird and said "ok." I was wondering why the noise seemed more prevalent in different directions and that it sounded like they were flying.

The Mourning Dove aka. Love Dove.



In flight, the wings make a fluttery whistling sound that is hard to hear. The wing whistle is much louder and more noticeable upon take-off and landing

 

[DopeDaniel]

I was able to upload the file but the app only picked up on the sound in the foreground, what it identified as a Robin.

 

[Amarok]

The Mourning Dove

This is rather coincidental and fortuitous timing. I was leaving for a walk yesterday and heard that sound across the street. I looked and saw motion as the maker of the sound took flight. It flew behind a row of trees and I only got an obscured glimpse. I wasn't going to say anything until I saw your post, since I just saw a flash of pale brown, but after seeing that photo, I think we have a match.
I presume my water association was due to the fact I'm usually fishing when I'm outdoors, so most things I encounter are encountered near water.



I think I've figured out the crow issue as well. The returner that trusts me is currently sitting on eggs. The mate is the one that's still coming around, still very wary.

Another Nature note that amused me on my walks: all the hares have darkened and have their camouflage back except for one place. The bottom of their feet are still snow white. If they sit still they are fine, but if they move those feet might as well be glowing for how easy they are to see in the undergrowth.