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Please identify this cute-sounding bird

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I hear it whereever I lived in socal whether it is simi valley, san fernando valley/ los angeles, fullerton or now costa mesa. But I don't know if it is only indigenous to socal.

The telling descriptive of this bird's call is its timing:


"CooHoo, coo....coo..coo"

Note how I tried to denote its timing of the call with the periods/commas.

It is very soft and subtle. It doesn't chirp or sqwak. You can't hear it in a slightly noisy area. Usually early mornings right at daybreak or after dawn. It is very cute and I am always endeared to this bird whenever I hear it. In my past I would just stay in bed just a few minutes more before I get up to listen to its soft cooing. As I can't hear it anymore when I get ready and bustle around.

Is it a type of owl perhaps? It doesn't just go "Whoo! Whoo!"

It goes CooHoo, coo....coo..coo
With a slightly sharp upward note on the "-Hoo" part.
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post #3 of 29
This threak is an excellent candidate for mimicry in DT.
post #4 of 29
WTF is this sh*t?
post #5 of 29
total insanity of trying to spell out bird sounds aside, are you sure it wasn't just a wood pigeon -
http://www.freesound.org/tagsViewSingle.php?id=5678 - top sample but usually not as harsh/rough, actually usually quite a soothing noise.
post #6 of 29
that one, brother?
post #7 of 29
I heard that sound my entire life growing up. It is DEFINITELY the Mourning Dove and can be heard here:

http://www.birdjam.com/birdsong.php?id=7

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Originally Posted by LatinStyleLover View Post
I heard that sound my entire life growing up. It is DEFINITELY the Mourning Dove and can be heard here:

http://www.birdjam.com/birdsong.php?id=7


This is it! thanks alot . it is the Mourning Dove. how sweet. i love this bird!!! i want to hug it.

forum can come in handy. thanks latinstylelover
post #10 of 29
Yes, the mourning dove- I hear this every morning. I used to try emulating the call as a kid because it was so distinctive.
post #11 of 29
Damn, I totally thought it was a mourning dove but because the only one I've ever heard was a pet, I have no idea where they live and wasn't sure that it would be in sho's area. Sho, you can definitely get them as pets and then you can hug them!
post #12 of 29
There's a mourning dove family that made a nest and lives at my house. In the morning they can be seen walking around. Really cool looking birds.
post #13 of 29
I always hear these at my fam's place in the Adirondacks.
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post #15 of 29
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Originally Posted by unjung View Post
Damn, I totally thought it was a mourning dove but because the only one I've ever heard was a pet, I have no idea where they live and wasn't sure that it would be in sho's area. Sho, you can definitely get them as pets and then you can hug them!


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