Screeching Nocturnal Animal?

[Rhiannon Kiggins <>]

Thanks everyone for your insights into this mystery bird. It hasn't called since Saturday night but based on people's comments, it was most likely a roosting Cockatoo disturbed by a possum or a Barn Owl.

Cheers,

Rhiannon

On 22 Oct 2017 3:47 PM, "Philip Veerman" <> wrote:

Actually Screech Owl is a genus (Otus) of several species (although it looks like they are not in the north of England). The Barn Owl is but I can’t imagine its call to be as loud as Rhiannon describes, or sound like a Cockatoo.

 

Philip

 

From: Terry Bell [mailto:m("gmail.com","terrybellbird");" target="_blank">com]
Sent: Sunday, 22 October, 2017 2:37 PM
To: Philip Veerman
Cc: Rhiannon Kiggins; COG List
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Screeching Nocturnal Animal?

 

I agree that it is probably a barn owl calling at this hour. As a schoolboy in the north of England we called this bird the screech owl.

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On 22 Oct 2017, at 12:06 pm, Philip Veerman <> wrote:

I suggest if it sounded almost exactly like a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo then it probably is. Barn Owls have a raspy screech but not that loud and Barking Owls scream (the strangled woman call) as well as the barking sound, but Barking Owls are unlikely. It could be lots of reasons but a simple guess is it is just one or more likely a group of roosting Cockatoos, each being disturbed by a possum climbing around the tree.

 

Philip

 

From: Rhiannon Kiggins
Sent: Sunday, 22 October, 2017 7:19 AM
To: COG List
Subject: [canberrabirds] Screeching Nocturnal Animal?

 

Hi All - Last night I awoke to the sounds of very loud, constant screeching sounds that sounded almost exactly like a Sulpher-Crested Cockatoo. However, this was at 3:00 am in the morning and continued well until dawn. Sometimes the screeches were constant with no break for 10-15 seconds and then there would be a slight pause for perhaps 3-5 seconds and they would start again. I believe I heard it calling the previous night also. The animal is quite far away but the sound fills the whole street.

 

I live in Bruce a couple of streets back from the AIS and Stadium. I have checked all the owl calls and the Tawny Frogmouth in the Morcombe App but the closest thing it really sounds like is the White Cockatoo. I've never heard anything like this at night before. Can anyone provide some insight as to what it might be? If it is a cockatoo why is it calling all night long?

 

Cheers