Sound made by adult male at fledging

[Peggy Riley]

It may just be that I've made more time to listen but the last two seasons I have noticed the repeated squak made by the male when he is trying to get his young to leave the nest. Am I nuts?

Peggy

[richnet12]

Three juVeniles
just fledged here and the adult birds were especially noisy calling them out in the days leading up to first flight.

[rrmartins]

Hear it all the time here when they start fledging. They just screaming at them to get out of the nest.

[Peggy Riley]

One in particular kept it up for hours. It is almost as grating as a male Hosp, guess some are louder than others!