Situation:

Two owls, one in the tree outside the next door house, one in a tree in the park down the street. Calling to each other in turn, a low ‘moop-moop-moop’, which despite being quiet, carries quite distinctly.

Question: what kind of owl?

I caught a glimpse of one, but didn’t want to expose it to the light of the torch for more than a second or two. I’m no expert, dunno what sort it is. Not very small. but not very large, either.

captain_spalding said:

Situation:

Two owls, one in the tree outside the next door house, one in a tree in the park down the street. Calling to each other in turn, a low ‘moop-moop-moop’, which despite being quiet, carries quite distinctly.

Question: what kind of owl?

I caught a glimpse of one, but didn’t want to expose it to the light of the torch for more than a second or two. I’m no expert, dunno what sort it is. Not very small. but not very large, either.

Where do you live?

dv said:

captain_spalding said:

Situation:

Two owls, one in the tree outside the next door house, one in a tree in the park down the street. Calling to each other in turn, a low ‘moop-moop-moop’, which despite being quiet, carries quite distinctly.

Question: what kind of owl?

I caught a glimpse of one, but didn’t want to expose it to the light of the torch for more than a second or two. I’m no expert, dunno what sort it is. Not very small. but not very large, either.

Where do you live?

Toowoomba.

I know they’re not Powerful owls (they’re not common, and they’re not that big), and they’re not Barn Owls – they don’t have that face. Sort of Frogmouth-ish looking.

Tawny frogmouth?

captain_spalding said:

I know they’re not Powerful owls (they’re not common, and they’re not that big), and they’re not Barn Owls – they don’t have that face. Sort of Frogmouth-ish looking.

Mopoke/boobook?

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Podargus-strigoides

JudgeMental said:

captain_spalding said:

I know they’re not Powerful owls (they’re not common, and they’re not that big), and they’re not Barn Owls – they don’t have that face. Sort of Frogmouth-ish looking.

Mopoke/boobook?

I found some boobook calls on the internet, and listened to them. That’s not the noise they’re making.

captain_spalding said:

JudgeMental said:

captain_spalding said:

I know they’re not Powerful owls (they’re not common, and they’re not that big), and they’re not Barn Owls – they don’t have that face. Sort of Frogmouth-ish looking.

Mopoke/boobook?

I found some boobook calls on the internet, and listened to them. That’s not the noise they’re making.

not a big choice

barn
masked
sooty
grass, unlikely
boobook
barking
powerful, unlikely

What sort of tree are they in?

Peak Warming Man said:

What sort of tree are they in?

wooden.

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder
Go to the owl section. On each owl’s page on the right hand side you can find their calls.

I found it!

Tawny Frogmouth it is!

The second sample on this page (T296):

https://wildambience.com/wildlife-sounds/tawny-frogmouth/

Excellent!
Love the tawny frogmouths. My large gum tree was regularly nested in, until the neighbour requested that the branch be removed. They still visit, but I really miss the annual baby tawnies. One year they raised two batches.

I also get powerful owls and mopokes here.
I now want to be visited by barking owls, have a listen to their call on this page-
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Ninox-connivens

ruby said:

I also get powerful owls and mopokes here.
I now want to be visited by barking owls, have a listen to their call on this page-
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Ninox-connivens

Hehe, definatly barking.

Peak Warming Man said:

ruby said:

I also get powerful owls and mopokes here.
I now want to be visited by barking owls, have a listen to their call on this page-
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Ninox-connivens

Hehe, definatly barking.

Yeah, i’ll stick with the ‘moop-moop’, thanks.

captain_spalding said:

dv said:

captain_spalding said:

Situation:

Two owls, one in the tree outside the next door house, one in a tree in the park down the street. Calling to each other in turn, a low ‘moop-moop-moop’, which despite being quiet, carries quite distinctly.

Question: what kind of owl?

I caught a glimpse of one, but didn’t want to expose it to the light of the torch for more than a second or two. I’m no expert, dunno what sort it is. Not very small. but not very large, either.

Where do you live?

Toowoomba.

Looks at thread title.

Nah, c’mon, where do you really live.

captain_spalding said:

Peak Warming Man said:

ruby said:

I also get powerful owls and mopokes here.
I now want to be visited by barking owls, have a listen to their call on this page-
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Ninox-connivens

Hehe, definatly barking.

Yeah, i’ll stick with the ‘moop-moop’, thanks.

And it carries a long way. I remember when we lived in Hawkesdale being woken by the noise. And then wandering around in the paddock with a torch for some time trying to locate it. It was a good 50m away at least.

The Rev Dodgson said:

captain_spalding said:

dv said:

Where do you live?

Toowoomba.

Looks at thread title.

Nah, c’mon, where do you really live.

Rofl