Tuolumne County, California

Near Twain Harte

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Tuolumne County California (Class A) BFRO

August 1978/79

Around the age of 12 or 13 (I'm 34 now) I went with my parents to Sugerpine Campground in the Sonora/Twain Harte area in California. We were there for two weeks in our 21' travel trailer, and I was completely bored out of my mind! I also had just started menstruating for the first time while we were in the middle of our trip (mentioning this seems weird, but will make sense later). At the campground I met a little girl, a few years younger. She had been living there with her parents who were without a home. She showed me a trail that went way out into the woods where there was a small stream (only a few feet wide) with a big rock. If you climbed up on top of the big rock, there was a tree branch that you could grab onto and swing over the stream. We played there for a good while and returned to the campground when it started getting dark. The next day I looked for my friend, but she had apparently moved on with her family - her campsite was empty. I figured I'd go back out to the strea...

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Tuolumne County California (Class B) BFRO

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Okay, I just spent about ten or fifteen minutes listening to the various sounds and recordings that you have to try to help me identify what we heard. I cannot say that any of the recordings sounded j...

July 2008

Tuolumne County California (Class B) BFRO

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August 2007

Tuolumne County California (Class B) BFRO

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March 2007

Tuolumne County California (Class B) BFRO

Possible vocalizations heard by resident near Twain Harte

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November 2006

Putnam County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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Fairbanks County Alaska (Class A) BFRO

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Pierce County Washington (Class A) BFRO

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October 1975

Peoria County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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Forest County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

Sighting by young fisherman at dusk on Wabikon Lake

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Vernon Parish Louisiana (Class A) BFRO

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Summit County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

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January 2005