"Countdown" - July 8, 2022

A place to discuss the weekly Wall Street Journal Crossword Puzzle Contest, starting every Thursday around 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please do not post any answers or hints before the contest deadline which is midnight Sunday Eastern time.
Locked
User avatar
HunterX
Posts: 1265
Joined: Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:17 pm
Location: Philadelphia, PA

#41

Post by HunterX »

Haven't started the puzzle yet (waiting for Friday night traditional solving session with the kids). So not reporting on ship or shore yet. But thought the bird lovers here might appreciate this.

My wife and I have been hearing a strange, rising-hiss sound at night here at our Pocono Mountain cottage. I figured it was some sort of owl, but couldn't find the exact sound online. Then, this afternoon, I heard it again. And what should swoop up to a tree limb on the side of the driveway...?


2022-07-07 Owl 4.jpg

I got some video that includes the hissing sound. But the file size is huge.

He's been hanging around for hours. Hope he stays. Mice are an inevitable problem here. I can live with the weird sound at night.
Top
User avatar
Scott M
Posts: 486
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:10 pm
Location: Charlottesville, VA

#42

Post by Scott M »

HunterX wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:41 pm Haven't started the puzzle yet (waiting for Friday night traditional solving session with the kids). So not reporting on ship or shore yet. But thought the bird lovers here might appreciate this.

My wife and I have been hearing a strange, rising-hiss sound at night here at our Pocono Mountain cottage. I figured it was some sort of owl, but couldn't find the exact sound online. Then, this afternoon, I heard it again. And what should swoop up to a tree limb on the side of the driveway...?



2022-07-07 Owl 4.jpg


I got some video that includes the hissing sound. But the file size is huge.

He's been hanging around for hours. Hope he stays. Mice are an inevitable problem here. I can live with the weird sound at night.
Barred owl I believe. Very haunting call.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
Top
User avatar
HunterX
Posts: 1265
Joined: Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:17 pm
Location: Philadelphia, PA

#43

Post by HunterX »

Scott M wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:46 pm
HunterX wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:41 pm My wife and I have been hearing a strange, rising-hiss sound at night here at our Pocono Mountain cottage. I figured it was some sort of owl, but couldn't find the exact sound online. Then, this afternoon, I heard it again. And what should swoop up to a tree limb on the side of the driveway...?

(Image of owl)

He's been hanging around for hours. Hope he stays. Mice are an inevitable problem here. I can live with the weird sound at night.
Barred owl I believe. Very haunting call.
Thanks for the tip! And yes, that's what it is. However, when I played the sounds I found on the web, I discovered that the very large owl we saw here is actually a juvenile, which has a very different sound than the adult. (Last one on the list of sound samples on the link.) "Haunting" is an appropriate word to describe what we hear.

As I sit here on my deck, I can hear the adult call on one side of the house with the juvenile answering from the other.
Top
User avatar
CPJohnson
Posts: 1207
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:38 pm
Location: Kingsport, TN

#44

Post by CPJohnson »

Where are all those people who post inadvertent spoilers when the moderators aren't looking? Still on the boat.
Cynthia
Top
User avatar
HeadinHome
Posts: 1276
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:06 am
Location: Charlotte, NC

#45

Post by HeadinHome »

Yup - was making it too hard… aaaagain. Got it now, and ready for my evening pinot noir on the shore with all you good folks.
The other Wendy. :roll:
Top
User avatar
woozy
Posts: 2629
Joined: Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:40 am

#46

Post by woozy »

HeadinHome wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:34 pm Yup - was making it too hard… aaaagain.
Well..... If you have any suggestions on how to make it too easy, I'm all ears.

So, yeah, I'm making it too hard, ya got a problem with that....

*Grumble*, *grouch*, *what-the-ever-loving-blue-eyed-heck.....*
Latest meta: Surround Sound

"No, this is Thompson with a P, __ __ psychology"
Top
User avatar
Joe Ross
Moderator
Posts: 5655
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:46 am
Location: Cincinnati

#47

Post by Joe Ross »

HunterX wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:41 pm
Image

I got some video that includes the hissing sound. But the file size is huge.
Owls are amazing birds of prey! Fantastic photo, too, Hunter!

Upload your video to YouTube, then simply copy & paste the YouTube link to a post with no further coding. The video will play within the post.

Code: Select all

https://youtu.be/zHnU1fdLi_s



Code: Select all

https://youtu.be/6hG6465r0dQ

Top
User avatar
HeadinHome
Posts: 1276
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:06 am
Location: Charlotte, NC

#48

Post by HeadinHome »

woozy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:42 pm
Well..... If you have any suggestions on how to make it too easy, I'm all ears.

So, yeah, I'm making it too hard, ya got a problem with that....

*Grumble*, *grouch*, *what-the-ever-loving-blue-eyed-heck.....*
I predict a classic Peter Griffin moment for you!
The other Wendy. :roll:
Top
haydendog
Posts: 154
Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:54 pm
Location: Tennessee

#49

Post by haydendog »

Ashore! Very clever puzzle. I stumbled onto the solution not thinking it would lead anywhere but there it was.
I’d love a riesling but will have to settle for Trader Joe’s red blend which is actually quite good!
Top
Omnibus
Posts: 170
Joined: Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:51 pm
Location: Chesapeake, VA

#50

Post by Omnibus »

Safely ashore. So many others here already - well done, everyone!
Top
User avatar
Bob cruise director
Cruise Director
Posts: 4741
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:38 pm
Location: Any golf course within 500 miles of Littleton MA

#51

Post by Bob cruise director »

On Shore - very clever
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
Top
User avatar
docison
Posts: 481
Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:18 pm
Location: Brookline, MA

#52

Post by docison »

Late start due to my son's baseball game. Thought I had tried the ultimately successful approach from the get-go, but I guess I hadn't. Figured it out in the end.
Top
User avatar
mheberlingx100
Posts: 573
Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:39 am

#53

Post by mheberlingx100 »

Was glad to see 29D in the grid. My favorite baseball player when I was young.
Top
User avatar
lbray53
Posts: 1358
Joined: Fri May 08, 2020 8:34 am
Location: Elkhorn, WI

#54

Post by lbray53 »

CPJohnson wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:27 pm Where are all those people who post inadvertent spoilers when the moderators aren't looking? Still on the boat.
I almost posted one. Sorry! I will share it if you PM me.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
Top
User avatar
lbray53
Posts: 1358
Joined: Fri May 08, 2020 8:34 am
Location: Elkhorn, WI

#55

Post by lbray53 »

On shore. Nothing. Nothing. Something. Everything.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
Top
Trey
Posts: 207
Joined: Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:27 pm
Location: Kansas City, MO

#56

Post by Trey »

Marion and I are toes up in the sand again this week - worked independently but landed on the same answer..........good to relax early this week!
Top
Shirley
Posts: 62
Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:36 am

#57

Post by Shirley »

Ashore!
Top
User avatar
Bird Lives
Posts: 3272
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:43 pm
Location: NYC
Contact:
Contact Bird Lives

#58

Post by Bird Lives »

Ashore -- much to my amazement since the only thing I know about astronomy is that I'm a Pisces (he said, alluding to the puzzle of two weeks ago).
Last edited by Bird Lives on Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:09 am, edited 1 time in total.
Jay
Top
MatthewB
Posts: 149
Joined: Sat May 04, 2019 7:37 pm

#59

Post by MatthewB »

Quickly ashore again this week...I expect it will be quite a crowd.
Top
mindle
Posts: 66
Joined: Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:49 pm
Location: Bay Area, CA

#60

Post by mindle »

Ashore...

Incredible owl pic, @HunterX !
Top
Locked

Return to “WSJ Crossword Puzzle Contest”