Bird call - we think ......
Submitted: Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 at 21:53
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MobiCondo
We are puzzled as to the bird (or otherwise) which makes a call which we can best describe as "Bolly Bonk" and is made both early morning and evening with some clarity and resonance and repeated often.
We have two Field guides for Australian Birds, but have drawn a blank trying to identify what makes the calls.
We have heard this call across wide regions of the Outback from Western NSW to the
Kimberley and south to OSuth Australian Riverland regions.
Any serious ideas will be welcome and humorous ideas enjoyed.
Cheers - Mobi
Reply By: Member - Porl - Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 at 22:01
Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 at 22:01
Sounds like a frog call.
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Follow Up By: Member - Porl - Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 at 22:04
Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 at 22:04
apologies for the onomoeopieatic semantics, I meant what you wrote could sound like it was a Pobblebonk frog, true, not joking, or pobbling or bonking.
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val - Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 at 22:17
Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 at 22:17
That thought occurred to me too Porl - had a look in my "Wet and Wild" book and the Banjo Frog or Pobblebonk's call is described as "sounding like a deep slowly repeated 'thud' or 'bonk' when the caller is in
water, and a loud 'toc' if calling from land". So I'm not sure now if that's what is being asked about.
I think I have heard that unknown call but cant place it ATM.
Cheers,
Val.
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 17:11
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 17:11
Hello
Pobblebonks' (WA version) call can be played
here, half way down page
Cheers
Greg
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Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 at 22:24
Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 at 22:24
I heard pigeons (doves actually) in
Kununurra that were calling out "Allah Akhbar".
Feathered Jihadists......
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 06:00
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 06:00
Did you hear our "What For" birds when you were here, actually Doves too but sounds like they are asking "What For" all day.
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Follow Up By: Gone Bush (WA) - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 08:21
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 08:21
I thought that was Mrs Bush's answer to just about every question I asked.....
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Reply By: Member - Toyocrusa (NSW) - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 06:17
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 06:17
Hi Mobi. Maybe have a listen
here
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Follow Up By: vk1dx - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 09:49
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 09:49
Tried all them. Still searching. Beats doing housework.
Phil
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Reply By: Whirlwinder - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 06:52
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 06:52
Could it be a double breasted mattress thrasher?
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Follow Up By: Member - John L (WA) - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 09:01
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 09:01
Might be first cousin to our 'didyagetdrunk' birds!
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Reply By: Lifetime Member-Heather MG NSW - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 15:17
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 15:17
Hi Mobi,
Maybe it's a peaceful dove??
They have a call a bit like that and are fairly widespread I think.
Cheers Heather
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Reply By: Bazooka - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 20:46
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 20:46
Can't help Mobi but this topic reminds me of my first visit to the gulf country years ago when I was totally fooled by the barking owls. Woof woof they barked early evening so off I toddled to see if some poor cattledog was in trouble. Never did find one.
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Follow Up By: Lifetime Member-Heather MG NSW - Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 at 13:55
Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 at 13:55
Hahaha..
yes we thought someone was hiding a dog in the national
Park campground at
Lake Tinaroo a couple of years ago and then realised that a barking owl was calling....
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Reply By: MobiCondo - Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 21:14
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 at 21:14
Hello again to all,
Heather and Lex gave us our answer. Thank you very much.
The call was definitely the same as the Peaceful Dove call and better described as "Doodle Doo" in the link given.
To all, we had a great thrill to read all the helpful answers, and of course a great laugh at the humour. Superb
forum stuff all round.
Cheers - Mobi
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