Wood Storks are usually silent, but nestlings make a ruckus at the breeding colonies. Nestlings make a loud nasal sound, a bit like a braying donkey.
/breɪ/ When you bray, you make the "hee-haw" sound that a donkey makes. The sound itself is known also as a bray.
Katydids and crickets are excellent examples of nighttime noise-making insects. These insects, which belong to the same Order (Orthoptera) make noises in similar ways: by rubbing their wings together. These insects usually make their high pitched chirping noise at night to attract mates or to warn off predators.
Fast Facts. The Barking Owl is named for its harsh 'barking' call but can also make a much louder, wailing cry, which has given rise to another name, the 'screaming-woman bird'.
Opossums are usually silent. If you hear one, it will be at night. These pests will make clicking noises when they're trying to attract mates and hissing or growling sounds when they feel threatened.
Opossum Noises
Since they are active after dark, opossums are most likely to make sounds at night. The pests are usually silent when they are alone, so hearing opossums means that multiple animals are nearby.
Porcupines can sound like babies in the dark, video shows | Centre Daily Times.
The increasingly common owl has more than a dozen calls, including one that sounds like a monkey.
A zebra's bray is very similar to a donkey's bray. It starts as a low growling sound and builds into something that sounds like a high squeal.
The bray is one of six sounds a donkey makes, the. others being growl, grunt, squeal, whuffle and snort. The bray is the loudest, and can be heard over long.
A mule does not sound exactly like a donkey or a horse. Instead, a mule makes a sound that is similar to a donkey's but also has the whinnying characteristics of a horse (often starts with a whinny, ends in a hee-haw). Sometimes, mules whimper. The coats of mules come in the same varieties as those of horses.
Another of the more disconcerting sounds of the Australian bush at night, the throaty coughs and growls of a Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) sounds more monster than fluffy marsupial! This species is widespread throughout Australia and is even common in some urban areas.
B08h40a A small cicada species with an interesting high-pitched rattling call, the Southern Spotted Cicada (Gelidea torrida) is found in Tasmania [the taxa there is known as the Tasmanian Ticker!) and a few locations along the coast of Victoria.
"You're not hearing things, our resident lyrebird Echo has the AMAZING ability to replicate a variety of calls - including a baby's cry." Echo is a superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), an Australian bird named for the shape of its tail during courting, according to Britannica.
Spotted Catbirds are named for their bizarre cat-like wailing calls (some say it sounds more like a baby crying!) which are a common sound of both lowland and higher altitude rainforests within their range.
Lyrebirds really are capable of sounding like screaming babies!
If you've ever heard a pained cry in the dead of night that sounds like a woman screaming, then you've probably heard a female fox (or 'vixen') letting a male (or 'dog') fox know that she is ready to mate (listen here). These screams are often answered by the 'hup-hup-hup' bark of the dog fox.
The Double-crested Cormorant makes deep, guttural grunts that sound a bit like an oinking pig.
The dormouse is a small rodent that spends up to a third of its life hibernating—sleeping and sometimes even snoring! The article below includes a video of a dormouse, sleeping on his back, in the hand of an English wildlife officer.
These include “grunting, growling, hissing, screeching, clicking and teeth-chattering calls, many of which would not be out of place on a horror movie soundtrack”. Common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) live across much of suburban Australia.
Communication. The stoat is a usually silent animal, but can produce a range of sounds similar to those of the least weasel.
Here in Australia, we have our own nightingales: the Australian magpie whose iconic warbling is recognised throughout the cities and bush; and the lesser known, but even more prolific nocturnal crooner, the willie wagtail.
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Opossums can squeeze through even the seemingly smallest of holes by actively working to make the hole bigger. Examine the eaves and underhangs of your roof as well for areas that may need maintenance to prevent opossums from forcing their way into your home and structures.