Caws

The rook displayed great power of wing, twisting and turning, now descending or turning on one side to glide more rapidly, and uttering short 'caws' of eagerness or anger; but, just eluding the heavy rush of its pursuer, the swift doubled and darted away before it, as if tempting the enemy to charge, and then enjoying his disappointment. ❋ Richard Jefferies (1867)

When we got to the further end we heard a concert of gentle "caws," far less sonorous than those made by the parrots we had seen passing near the grove on the previous day, the sounds now rising, now falling. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

Heard their "caws" this morning - the sweetest music of the tag-end of winter.

Bonnie, their green and orange parrot, caws in the background: "Look at this mess!" ❋ Jessica Weiss (2010)

Petrels, terns skim the troughs, a stray pelican caws mast-circling. ❋ Marc Vincenz (2011)

The drwg yn y caws has been the Wales Office (i.e. Peter Hain and Wayne David). ❋ Unknown (2009)

There they squawked and hopped, their caws ringing in their throats like curses. ❋ Kelly Creagh (2010)

This only elicits annoyed caws from the gulls, but no movement. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We stayed there beside the body in silence, listening to the quiet caws of the birds and the rustling of nearby snakes. ❋ Tchicaya Missamou (2010)

Hmmmm, wudn teh sheepgoggies dey allways hang owt at teh horsieshows lik teh cornstash off teh legz an caws all sortsof purroblems? ❋ Unknown (2010)

June 8, 2010 at 9:06 am hippo burfday gp *frows a caek … just bee caws* ❋ Unknown (2010)

He was cawing along and then got frenzied as crows do sometimes, the caws turning into that garble-garble strangled-turkey sound. ❋ DEB CALETTI (2010)

 Gentle breezes, the caws of bright-colored birds, the horns of departing cruise ships. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She spoke softly; the noise of the rooks had settled but there was still the occasional scuffle and indignant caws as a fight for space on the branch broke out. ❋ A. D. Scott (2010)

Ai has a sad caws tehy duzzint mayks taht peetza no moar. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ai hab tu pass on teh noms np caws tehy arr awl things ai no can eat butt ai fink ai can force maiself tu accept a glasse oar tu of champas, if ai muss. ❋ Unknown (2010)