There are two distinct noises one can make with the ABC. An irritating
squeaky noise which is very effective for cats and Anna's Hummingbirds
and a sharp Fox Sparrow-like chip which I have found useful in sparrow
patches. I had a really good one that was in natural wood (as opposed
to the red ones they sell now) which I used with good success until it
broke. I has been less successful with the red ones and have pretty much
gone to pishing and hooting exclusively.

Did anyone else see Ray on Oregon Field Guide last night?


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>I've used them to annoy my cats (work really well for this), but I have
>limited success in the field. Pishing seems to work better for most
>species for me. RK
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>Ray Korpi "Television doesn't allow much depth."
>Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA --Dan Rather, interviewed by
>rkorpi at clark.edu Don Imus, 11/6/97
>Compiler, Portland, OR CBC, January 3, 1998
>President, Oregon Field Ornithologists
> --New members always welcome--
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