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The constant sound of crying and screaming shattered the peace around my home a few weeks ago. The intense, ongoing racket was alarming, even shocking — until I started enjoying it. In the end, all that desperate wailing is what helped me make a positive identification.
Hawks have moved into the tall evergreens around me in Felida, and they sure aren’t shy about announcing it with weird, whistling cries that come in bursts throughout the day, morning through evening.
