I heard a bird this morning that made a sound very much like a whip-poor-will except that it was more like “tew-weet-ie, tew-weet-ie, tew-weet” over and over. Anybody have a clue?
Yes, that would be Otis Birdsong, formerly of the Kings, Nets and Celtics, four-time all-star. Rarely sighted these days though.
Where did you hear this?
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Yes, with questions like this it is really helpful for the OP to indicate what continent they are posting from. And what portion of that continent, if possible.
I often hear Carolina Wrens in my neighborhood (I live in Massachussetts). Their song sounds much like your phonetic representation, although apparently there is quite a bit of variation.
They are found over much of the eastern half of the 48 contiguous United States. There is a sample of a typical song on that site I linked to.
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Tampa, Florida, on a small lake, around sunrise.
The Carolina Wren seems to be widespread in Florida:
http://myfwc.com/bba/maps/cawr.htm
Its call is sometimes represented as sounding like “TEA-kettle, TEA-kettle, TEA-kettle, TEA”