Recording bird sound The sounds of birds singing rarely fail to
arouse some degree of joy or happiness in most of us and in the
case of familiar sounds we almost subconsciously correctly
attribute them to the rightful owners. Conversely, when we hear
something strange our curiosity is naturally aroused, all part
of the process of learning. But whether you learn or not depends
on just how curious you are! Birds sing or make various other
sounds for all sorts of reasons, usually relating to some sort
of behaviour. Most Australians know the early morning chorus of
Laughing Kookaburras which is basically a territorial
advertisement call and now almost part of folk lore, but how
many people know that a single, long “gwaaaarrrr” from a
kookaburra signals a bird of prey overhead? The total range of
sounds made by any bird is known as its repertoire. Sadly, the
complete repertoire is known only for a handful of the 600 or so
different Australian birds (many more if you count subspecies)
and if you add to this the var