Normally I consider myself a fair hand at identifying the local bird calls, but this one has me stumped. Possibly a cockatoo? Those aren't usually nocturnal, but it's about the only thing I could think of that would make this horrendous sound. Does anyone know what this bird is?
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Identify This Bird
My sleeping hours shifted several timezones recently, which had the unexpected delight of exposing me to the calls of wildlife that apparently only make noise at 3am.
Normally I consider myself a fair hand at identifying the local bird calls, but this one has me stumped. Possibly a cockatoo? Those aren't usually nocturnal, but it's about the only thing I could think of that would make this horrendous sound. Does anyone know what this bird is?
Normally I consider myself a fair hand at identifying the local bird calls, but this one has me stumped. Possibly a cockatoo? Those aren't usually nocturnal, but it's about the only thing I could think of that would make this horrendous sound. Does anyone know what this bird is?
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This is rather late, but for anyone who might have been interested, it turns out this was a Chanel-billed Cuckoo - and a nasty looking critter he is too! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Billed_Cuckoo
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