Louise Martell wrote:


>Tweeters -
>I can confirm Dennis' comments on the ineffectiveness of "pishing" in
>Australia. On a trip there last November, we noticed that the birds
>would not investigate which North American preditor was "pissing" at
>them. We had considerably more sightings when Aussies made "kissy"
>noises to attract birds.

I confir. On a recent trip to Australia the birds responded as well to kissing
noises as our North American species respond to pishing.

Scott Ray