The bird call often described as sounding like "weirdo, weirdo, weirdo" or "What cheer!" is the Northern Cardinal, known for its clear, whistle-like song that some people interpret as human words. While cardinals sing complex melodies, this distinctive phrase is a common perception of their territorial calls, especially in North America.
That is a Cardinal! Im super relieved to know I'm not the only one who thinks it is saying “Weirdo!”
And the strangest of all belongs to the Willow Ptarmigan, a tundra bird related to our Ruffed Grouse. Back in my junior high teaching days, the Willow Ptarmigan was invariably the big winner in my class's annual “Pick the Weirdest Bird Call in the Universe” contest.
Powerful Owls are also one of the only Australian owls that make the classic owl call – a deep, resonant double-barrelled whoo-hoo that can be heard from several kilometres away. This call is most commonly heard during the winter months, when breeding occurs and pairs are establishing their territories.
The distinct voice of the Kookaburra sounds like human laughing— some people think!
Kookaburras are the largest member of the kingfisher family. They also have on of the best known calls in the animal kingdom, a loud "kook-kook-kook-ka-ka-ka" often described as a raucous laugh. The bird's calls can be heard over great distances, usually at dawn and dusk, earning the name "the bushman's alarm clock".
The bird that makes a "woop woop" sound in Australia is most commonly the Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus), a large cuckoo known for its deep, bubbling, whooping calls that sound like "oop-oop-oop" and are often heard in marshy areas, cane fields, or thickets, often in duet with a mate, especially during spring and summer.
Mourning Dove Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
These medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds are noted for their long wings, short legs, and stout bills. The tawny frogmouth is active at night; by day it perches in trees perfectly camouflaged. They are native to Australia and also found on Tasmania.
GOOGLE "the most annoying bird in the world" and you will find KOEL (aka Eastern Koel , Pacific Koel, Storm Bird) at the top of this list. Now you can finally put a face to the repetitive sounds that begin in the early hours of the morning, sometimes before the sun has risen, and continue until the sun has set.
When you hear crows or ravens while in the woods, they might be alerting you to potential dangers nearby. These intelligent birds can sense what we can't, so pay attention to their warnings while enjoying the outdoors. Stay safe and aware in nature!
Cardinals sing more than 24 different songs. The most common is “What cheer! What cheer! What cheer!” Also listen for a repetitive pew, pew, pew, pew song.
A bird is a warm-blooded vertebrate animal defined by having feathers, wings, a beak, two legs, and laying hard-shelled eggs, belonging to the class Aves (dinosaurs' descendants). While most fly, some like penguins swim, and others like ostriches run, showcasing diverse adaptations for their habitats, from hummingbirds to ostriches.
The Powerful Owl mates for life, which can be over 30 years. They defend their territory year-round. They nest in vertical hollows of large old trees. The call of the Powerful Owl is a deep, double hoot: 'woo-hoo'.
Birds tell you things through body language (like tail wagging for excitement, puffed feathers for anger/cold, or tightly held feathers for fear/alertness) and vocalizations (singing for happy, chattering for content/attention), signaling emotions, needs (hunger, fear, play), or even warnings about danger, with specific signs like eye pinning, head bobbing, or restlessness indicating interest, stress, or a need for attention, requiring context to understand.
Many owl hoots can also sound like barks, made up of quick, staccato woos.
Great-horned Owl
The Great-horned Owl's hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo is softer than the Barred Owl's, and does not have an easy-to-recognize rhythm. Can you hear the two owls calling to each other in the first clip? Adults growl when they are alarmed near the nest.
The song of the Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus) is one of the most iconic sounds of the forests of eastern Australia. Although the birds themselves often remain hidden in the undergrowth, their sharp, whipcrack-like calls are loud and distinctive.
Understanding Hyena Vocalization: The Whoop Sound. Discover the significance of hyena vocalizations, especially the whoop, and how it plays a role in their social structure and hunting. #HyenaVocalizations #WildlifeSounds.
The Laughing Kookaburra native to eastern Australia makes a very familiar call sounding like raucous laughter. Their call is used to establish territory among family groups, most often at dawn and dusk. One bird starts with a low, hiccuping chuckle, then throws its head back in raucous laughter.
Common Grackles the largest member of the blackbird clan that regularly occurs in Massachusetts. Long-tailed and gregarious, grackles are hard to miss whenever they are present, as their feathers shine with iridescence and their piercing voices creak and whine across suburban Massachusetts.
Laughing kookaburra. The laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae.