Some sort of squawking sound at dusk

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james-d wrote:I'm, pretty certain it is a side hill gouger,I used to hear them all the time in Sask and Alberta, But didn't think they had migrated this far west. Must catch one to find out.


Saskatchewan, LOL, because there's so many hillsides for them to dwell on there.
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There are a lot of hills in Sask. Especially in the quapplle valley, Where we used to see them all the time.
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Uhuh and I've got some ocean front property to sell in Florida.

The noise is an orchardist protecting his crop.
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It is the recorded bird sounds to keep the birds away from the fruit trees. You get used to it after 3 years
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It's probably the stereos on the boats.
Is it just me or was it only a couple of years ago that you hardly ever heard that, now I can hear it almost all day long.
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james-d wrote:I'm, pretty certain it is a side hill gouger,I used to hear them all the time in Sask and Alberta, But didn't think they had migrated this far west. Must catch one to find out.


OMG! I thought that was my dad's invention. He used to talk about that when I was a kid. He had all these complicated stories about how they were prehistoric animals. He always told us the story when we were driving into Kamloops. It usually started around Chase and continued all the way to Valleyview.
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Side Hill Gougers are closely related to the Jackolope.

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Re: Some sort of squawking sound at dusk

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james-d wrote:I'm, pretty certain it is a side hill gouger,I used to hear them all the time in Sask and Alberta, But didn't think they had migrated this far west. Must catch one to find out.


You need to quit touching animals.
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