Oh, and Roger, I should have qualified my message by stating, like the others
have already said, your recording is definitely a Barking Owl. A female seems
reasonable.
Cheers,
Tim
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From: Birding-Aus on behalf of Tim Dolby
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 1:16 PM
To: Roger McNeill; ;
Subject: Ninox Call ID...
Actually Southern Boobook do have a call "somewhat similar" to that made by a
Barking Owl. I've heard it a quite a few times, mostly in autumn. You might
described as a falsetto 'yo-yo-yo-yo’ call, and it seems to be rarely used. It
can be quite distinctive, loud and far-carrying. I've found that most people
don't recognize it. For instance, I've heard it called a dog, a Sugar Glider, a
Powerful Owl, a Dingo (in Mallacoota) and even a person but, interestingly, not
a Southern Boobook.
I know of only one recording, but I’m sure there are more. It appears on the
audio CD linked to Chris Tzaros book 'Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country'. If
anyone is interested in listening to it, it's on Track 24 (Killawarra by night)
at 0:19 and 0:29. Someone may be able to point to an online recording.
Cheers,
Tim
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From: Birding-Aus on behalf of Roger
McNeill
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 9:21 AM
To: ;
Subject: Ninox Call ID...
All,
Last May I recorded this Ninox at my place in Samford SEQ. I heard it calling
while I was making dinner and thought wow that sounds like a Barking Owl...made
the recodings and played it for a few local mates. I was politely told, "nice
try, but southern boobooks also can sound like that". I get Southern Boobooks
most weeks, but never observed or heard them make this type of call before (or
since).
Since then however, a Barking Owls has been found about 5 k's away.
The recording is ML 189700 http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/189700
This recording has now been questioned, rightfully so, by the lads at Cornell
and has been tentatively ID'ed as a female Barking Owl, so I am reaching out
for any feedback. Can Southern Boobooks sound like this?
Cheers,
Roger
Roger McNeill
Samford Valley, SEQ
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