What bird makes a moaning sound like a woman crying?
woman moan
I live on a lake in Louisiana. The last few mornings, around 5:30 am, I have been woken by a bird that sounds like a woman crying. I have also heard it in the late evening. I have listened to all the bird sounds that I can find and I can’t identify it. I’m guessing an owl or dove of some sort? It is a spooky sound it makes….very lonely. The best I can describe it a….whoooooohoohoo.
As the others have said, it could be a Mourning Dove or a Common Loon. Common Loons are in fact found in Louisiana, more commonly closer to the coast and in the WINTER. Yes, Loons love cold water. To some people, their call is a cry, and to others it is a laugh, howl, or yodel.
Mourning Doves on the other hand, are anywhere in the U.S. – yearound. Their call sounds sorta like a "whooooooOOOOO hooo hoooo hooo" in my opinion. Once you hear the call of a Mourning Dove, it is hard to mistake it for something else. I usually hear them in the mornings and late evenings too around here. Based on what you described, it is more than likely a dove, considering a Loon’s call is sometimes described as a laugh – which doesn’t sound very lonely to me.
Here are some audio clips of each one’s call to see which is what you heard.
Mourning Dove – http://www.junglewalk.com/sound/Dove-sounds.htm
Common Loon – http://www.junglewalk.com/sound/Loon-sounds.htm
Well, I hoped that helped you ^_^
- Becky
Mourning doves make a moaning sound (that’s why they’re called "mourning" doves). Loons also make a sad sound, but I don’t know if they live in Louisiana.
Look at this site about loons. There’s a sound sample that plays when you’re looking at the page.
It’s a "mourning" dove. my favorite bird. As opposed to "white tail" doves that are being slaughtered by so called hunters with shotguns. She is just "cooing". Like a cat purring. she’s content.
If it sounds sad and spooky, it is a common loon. You can read about them and listen to them here: http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=&searchText=loon&GroupID=&curGroupID=1&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=3