Algonquin Adventures / What bird in Algonquin makes this sound?????

**Posted by boknows** 6/11/2017 5:38 am

I know....but do you?????

The sound this bird makes sounds like...............galunk.....galunk.....galunk....

**Posted by swedish pimple** 6/11/2017 7:31 am

that is a bull frog

**Posted by boknows** 6/11/2017 7:36 am

Well done Swede.....YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG!!!! A bull frog is not a bird.

Bird possibly could sound like this too.......ger-lunk....ger-lunk......ger-lunk....

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**Posted by ATVenture** 6/11/2017 7:41 am

I know EXACTLY what you are talking about!
When we were on North River Lake we heard it steady in the evenings coming from the marsh where the river comes into the lake. We went and explored and we seen the bird, it was about 1.5ft tall and has a long kneck. I tried to figure out what it was when I got home but couldn't find it!!!

**Posted by boknows** 6/11/2017 8:14 am

Yup, ATVenture....that is the bird. Still need a name though from others as boknows knows you know the name now.

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**Posted by swedish pimple** 6/11/2017 8:16 am

ok seriously folks,,,, a mud hen?

**Posted by boknows** 6/11/2017 8:17 am

swedish pimple wrote:
ok seriously folks,,,, a mud hen?

nope....not a mud hen.

**Posted by MartinG** 6/11/2017 8:27 am

Could be a Bittern

**Posted by boknows** 6/11/2017 8:29 am

WE HAVE A WINNER!!! Yes, it is a Bittern.

**Posted by swedish pimple** 6/11/2017 11:23 am

opps,, a mud hen is a duck like bird,, coot family,, i think,, not a crane/bittern as i thought

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**Posted by ATVenture** 6/11/2017 8:53 pm

I'm glad this was figured out, its been buggin me for a few weeks now.

**Posted by Peek** 6/12/2017 10:13 am

American Bittern... first time I heard it, I thought I was about to be ambushed by some unknown predator. Freaky at night when you don't know what it is.

Diana helped me identify this bird a few years back..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAxAEoAVmuc

fast forward to 0:40 and there's your answer. I once described this call as 'repeatedly dunking an empty cup, upside down into the lake.'

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