We just camped on the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey and just as we laid our heads down after sunset, exhausted, we got greeted by what we are calling the Night Rooster. It was not a mockingbird. It wasn't actually a rooster crow but it was obnoxious. It was a fast and rough, loud repeating call with zero silence gaps. You could hear it pause for a millisecond to catch it's breath every 20 seconds. We thought it was an alarm from someone's phone that loops every 20 seconds, so I got out of my tent to find the phone and break it in half when I found it was an actual live bird from hell. It went off and on all night and was sure to greet us at dawn for one last farewell. When I found it, it stopped. Then flew away and started again but it wasn't as loud. As soon as I settled back in my tent it came back even closer to our campsite to continue than it was before. Verified dick.

Any idea on where to check a short list of calls it might be? I checked the list of 26 birds spotted on the NJ AT. I checked youtube for annoying night birds. No matches so far. Thanks

So we heard of the great horned owls and two new babies in this oak tree! so we went to check it out. We we showed up it’s was a Ruckus of ravens yapping and flying around the tree. Then we saw mama or maybe the father owl, hiding behind this chimney on a house nearby watching the two babies getting antagonized by these two ravens in the tree! I wasn’t sure why the adult owl wasn’t helping the two young babies. But then there was a hawk that was intervening and it seemed like the hawk was chasing the ravens away because the ravens seem to be attacking the nest of two furry baby owls it was very odd. is this normal? has anyone seen Raven antagonize baby great horned owls and a hawk intervening trying to shoe the ravens away? The adult Owl was just hiding and watching it all go down.

There is a Mourning Dove ( I believe) that resides above my home. He or she cawles Starting from four in the morning . I work graveyard from 11 to 7:30 AM. the night shift and driving me crazy. Is there anything I can do to make it stop?

Actually, this family of birds was well behaved and I just wanted to share. Photo taken in Michigan on June 18, 2024.

This man kept trying to steal my gloves last night while I was fishing.

Today I was walking a dog (my job lol) and we were walking by the pond, and 2 black birds, unsure what kind started circling us! They were swooping down like 1-5 feet in front of me and the dog. Of course dog was useless this time lol! They scared me a little bit! They followed us pretty far, a few times they got so close I thought they might run into me. I was carrying dog treats so I assume it was that or there was a nest nearby.

is there ever a time that these darn birds are quiet during the day??? is there a way to keep birds away from my immediate back porch area? i don't mind birds singing but this constant screeching is just downright annoying!!

It’s a new season and with that comes new birds. The blue jays have moved on from my yard and the red tailed hawk has found a mate and stopped screeching.

They’ve been replaced by the incessant trill of chimney swifts and cardinals raising the sun.

What are the most annoying birds where you live (vocally), during the summer (Or winter, if it is there)?

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as I hit post, the house sparrows are very jealous to be left out and start screaming their hearts out.

Hi there. Hope you’re doing well today. Figured I should give an update regarding what I was saying on here over the weekend. While I was out with friends and dealing with you all, apparently, my family decided to do some work at my place. I don’t remember the full extent of it, though. But they did put in some stuff to help, like a windchime and owl decoy. (I think they did some more. But I don’t remember exactly what else it would’ve been.) As they left, 3-4 blue jays flew from under the deck. Not sure if it was just pure coincidence or if the sound of 4 people walking down the stairs at once was enough to spook them.

But yeah. Those jerks are gone like the wind. They all fledged. And I didn’t really need to do anything. They’re still on the block. But I was told they shouldn’t be bothering me and my family anymore, seeing as they would’ve rebuilt the nest farther away, as opposed to being mere inches under my feet.

Back to the usual for me on this site. See you later.

Looks like he’s finally had it