Sounds in the night

The first night we slept in our house here I woke up to a baby crying.  I thought to myself that that must be Caleb but it doesn't quite sound like him.  So, I laid there for a bit to see if he'd go back to sleep.  The crying didn't stop so I got up and checked on Caleb.  He was sound asleep.  I decided to take a peek at all the kids.  All of them were sleeping so I went back to bed a bit bewildered.

The crying didn't stop and I decided it was just a neighbor with a new baby.  As I laid there I thought to myself, "Oh, I'm so glad that isn't me.  I bet that new Mom is so tired, that baby never stops crying."  I kept waking up to the crying for the next few nights feeling bad for that new Mom.  Then I realized it wasn't a baby.  It was a bird!!!  Crazy!

If I don't leave a fan blowing they still wake me up in the middle of the night and I can't go back to sleep listening to them.  I guess the Mother in me can't sleep through the crying.  Now that I know what it is it's a bit creepy!

I learned the name of those crying nocturnal birds last night.  They are Shearwater birds. Here's a youtube video for your own entertainment.  Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNi1sSy8G9Q