Help me identify bird/animal sound - The Firearms Forum

RunningOnMT · 07-27-2011, 09:16 AM

There is, what I had thought, was some kind of bird sound, that has become quite familiar to me over the years. The thing is I don't know what it is. I went to a web site that has recordings of birds singing that you can listen to. I went through a dozen or so samples from a long list of north American birds. Nothing even close. They all were more the typical chirping or tweeting, just in different patterns.

This sound is more like the hollow sounding whistle you get when you cup your hands together and blow into them. The sound is always the same...four notes, very rythmic, The first note a little longer followed by a second. Then a slight hesitation followed by two more close together.

I know this is a pretty trivial question, but I've wondered for a long time what bird or animal is making this sound. If anyone has an idea what I'm talking about based on my description, please help.

Insulation Tim · 07-27-2011, 09:27 AM

Bullfrogs ?

I don't know which website you are using, but this is a pretty good one.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search

ofitg · 07-27-2011, 10:07 AM

Doves? Different species of doves have different patterns of notes, but their voices have that "ocarina" sound.

jstgsn · 07-27-2011, 10:20 AM

sounds like a dove?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEP2j...eature=related

RunningOnMT · 07-27-2011, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jstgsn

sounds like a dove?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEP2j...eature=related

YES!!! That's it. That cooing part. Finally after all these years I know what a dove sounds like.

Thank you.

Zhurh · 07-27-2011, 11:50 AM

Have you all ever spooked a young porky in the woods, especially at night. They'll let out a super ear shattering screech that you can get miles out of if you have some friends with ya that never heard one before. The Indians just luv eating porkies and everytime I see one walking the road, I shoot it and give it to them. I've tried making the big ones shriek, poking them with stick and they won't, just the young ones.

Quite the harr, when you tell them it's a bigfoot. I was actually surprised that so many of our local Indians had never heard one shriek before, they are half superstitious about everything anyway, believe in monsters in the woods, and such, ha.

Anybody else on here ever heard one? When I was a kid, I was sleeping in an old canvass tent and awoke to the screams right nx to my head. I ran out tent and there was a small porky chewing on tent ropes. I chased him off and he kept coming back. Everytime I'd poke at him from inside the tent (I could feel his quills from inside tent) that porky would start shrieking, woke everybody up and they all said let him be, ha.

mrjerry · 07-29-2011, 02:57 PM

I'll betcha its the mocking bird, they are the greatest imatators in the east. I use to see them and hear them when I hunted with my Beagle, molly god I miss her.

07-27-2011, 09:16 AM	#1
RunningOnMT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Contributor Posts: 4,720	Help me identify bird/animal sound There is, what I had thought, was some kind of bird sound, that has become quite familiar to me over the years. The thing is I don't know what it is. I went to a web site that has recordings of birds singing that you can listen to. I went through a dozen or so samples from a long list of north American birds. Nothing even close. They all were more the typical chirping or tweeting, just in different patterns. This sound is more like the hollow sounding whistle you get when you cup your hands together and blow into them. The sound is always the same...four notes, very rythmic, The first note a little longer followed by a second. Then a slight hesitation followed by two more close together. I know this is a pretty trivial question, but I've wondered for a long time what bird or animal is making this sound. If anyone has an idea what I'm talking about based on my description, please help. __________________ "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" -->

07-27-2011, 09:27 AM	#2
Insulation Tim Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,295	Re: Help me identify bird/animal sound Bullfrogs ? I don't know which website you are using, but this is a pretty good one. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search __________________ Tim *"Remember the Ark was built by amateurs....Professionals built the Titanic"* Last edited by Insulation Tim; 07-27-2011 at 09:38 AM.. Reason: to add URL

07-27-2011, 10:07 AM	#3
ofitg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,447	Re: Help me identify bird/animal sound Doves? Different species of doves have different patterns of notes, but their voices have that "ocarina" sound.

07-27-2011, 10:20 AM	#4
jstgsn Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Milford, Delaware Contributor Posts: 1,270	Re: Help me identify bird/animal sound sounds like a dove? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEP2j...eature=related

07-27-2011, 11:50 AM	#6
Zhurh Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Upper Yukon, Alaska Posts: 1,810	Re: Help me identify bird/animal sound Have you all ever spooked a young porky in the woods, especially at night. They'll let out a super ear shattering screech that you can get miles out of if you have some friends with ya that never heard one before. The Indians just luv eating porkies and everytime I see one walking the road, I shoot it and give it to them. I've tried making the big ones shriek, poking them with stick and they won't, just the young ones. Quite the harr, when you tell them it's a bigfoot. I was actually surprised that so many of our local Indians had never heard one shriek before, they are half superstitious about everything anyway, believe in monsters in the woods, and such, ha. Anybody else on here ever heard one? When I was a kid, I was sleeping in an old canvass tent and awoke to the screams right nx to my head. I ran out tent and there was a small porky chewing on tent ropes. I chased him off and he kept coming back. Everytime I'd poke at him from inside the tent (I could feel his quills from inside tent) that porky would start shrieking, woke everybody up and they all said let him be, ha.

07-29-2011, 02:57 PM	#7
mrjerry Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: pa Posts: 11	Re: Help me identify bird/animal sound I'll betcha its the mocking bird, they are the greatest imatators in the east. I use to see them and hear them when I hunted with my Beagle, molly god I miss her.