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Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :

I keep hearing this call off in the woods during the day and into the evening, but I have no clue what type of bird it is. It sounds like:

ooo...what? (pause) woo...woo...woo

The question mark indicates that the second syllable is "up" - like how your voice goes up at the end of a question. (think bob..white?) The call is deeper pitched than most bird calls and sounds "hollow" if that makes any sense.

space opera

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

An owl? We had an owl that sounded kind of like that behind our neighbor's house growing up. I don't know, otherwise.

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

mourning dove

Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :

I wondered about an owl, also, kq. I was under the impression that owls hoot at night, though. Maybe I'm wrong.

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Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :

A little too much LDS?

Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :

Not a mourning dove, farmgirl. We have some of those, and this call is different and much lower pitched.

space opera

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Here's a link that has an audio feature if you want to see if I'm right

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

Sounds like a mourning dove. Try the link here for a wav file.

[Shoot! Too slow on the trigger.]

[ March 28, 2005, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]

Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :

Yea, scottneb, crazy mormons!

Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :

Somebody name the movie...

Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :

I'll be darned...it is a mourning dove. The only time I've heard them is when they get frightened and fly away from under our feeders - they make a completely different noise, then. Thanks everyone for solving my bird mystery. [Smile]

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

This thread reminds me of a song we used to sing.

*sings*

"Hi," said the little leather-winged bat,
"I'll tell you the reason that,
The reason that I fly in the night,
It's 'cause I've lost my heart's delight."

Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Ho-owdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Tull-o-leel a-diddly-doh.

"Hi," said the woodpecker settin' on a fence,
"Once I courted a handsome wench,
She got saucy and from me fled,
E'er since then, my head's been red."

Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Ho-owdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Tull-o-leel a-diddly-doh.

"Hi," said the bluebird as she flew,
"If I were a young man, I'd have two,
If one got saucy and wanted to go,
I'd have a new string for my bow."

Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Ho-owdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Tull-o-leel a-diddly-doh.

"Hoot," said the owl with her head so white,
"A lonesome day and a lonesome night.
Thought I heard some pretty gal say
She'd court all night and sleep all day."

Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Ho-owdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Tull-o-leel a-diddly-doh.

"No, oh, no," said the turtle dove,
"That's no way for to win your love!
If you want to gain your heart's delight,
Keep her awake both day and night."

Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Howdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Ho-owdy-dowdy diddle-o day,
Tull-o-leel a-diddly-doh.

Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :

Hey, don't tell anyone I told you, but you have a small squad of commandoes watching your home.