Parliament of Fowls Candidates' Night*

male’s loud bob-o-link

a harsh guttural chuck

three-syllable song, coo-coo-cup

a  faint and thin bee-yup or yep

a single, loud klee-yer 

a short, creaky koguba-leek

a loud and  high repeated seep

low grunts

a  series of clear, thin whistles and trills

occasionally a nasal grating sound

a weak twittering delivered from the ground

a whining mag or a mellow wurp

a rapid tremulous trill

three to eight loud and deep hoots

a plaintive, whistled pee-ee

a loud quavering, descending whistle

cheerily, cheer-up, cheerio

a high, duck-like squak

gobble, gobble

*In Attendance:

Bobolink; Bronzed Cowbird, Euyrasian Collared-Dove; Golden Eagle; Northern Flicker; Common Grackle; Blue-throated Hummingbird; Glossy Ibis; Yellow-eyed Junco; Snail Kite; Horned Lark; Black-billed Magpie; Lesser Nighthawk; Great Horned Owl; Say’s Phoebe; Montezuma Quail; American Robin; Pin-tailed Snipe; Wild Turkey

Found poem National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America