Wood Knocking

[The yowie Mrx]

I'm researching an area about 100km north of the Pilliga . Every time I go there I'm getting wood knocking from 50 m away from were I park the car. It knocks 3 times then stops.
One time my wife was at the car and she heard 3 knocks about 50m away from the car and then heard another 3 knocks in a total different direction about 200m from the first knocking. Is anybody getting this in their areas or some thing like it ?
cheers Mr X

[Dean Harrison]

Something that we come across a lot in active areas.

My personal take on it is basically an audio location report to each other: "I'm here, where are you?"

DMH

[Mike Williams]

A few months ago, we interviewed a great couple in western nsw about this very same phenomena.
We were also told of family members tapping timber and getting tap "responses".
I have also been told by some bushie types that some birds will make this type of noise as well.


Mike

[Jo Blose]

Yowie Mrx,

I would suggest familiarising yourself with the sound of banging a branch against the sides of trees. Be aware there is a particular frog call which sounds similar to wood knocking when you first hear it. To the untrained ear, it could be easy to confuse with.

[RingMaster]

Yeah i have seen a doco on the palm cockatoo, they do some foot tapping and tree tapping, it might be quite different to what your hearing though.
Just go's to show nature can be very surprising.
Heres a little bit on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MIoXh_ORMw

[The yowie Mrx]

Hi all, in my video clip i did some tree knocking with a log, this explains what the sound, sounds like. I walked to the area to where the sound came from, there were no animals there except for some crows.

Steve with the frog you were talking about it is called a Banjo Frog, which is found in QLD, NSW and VIC. These knocks were alot louder.

cheers Mr X

[The yowie Mrx]

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheYowiemrx ... 9OVEYRlduo

[Mike Williams]

MrX..its fantastic you are not only out there looking....but using a camera and uploading the videos for us to see..
Nice work..!!

[The yowie Mrx]

Hi Ringmaster there is no Palm cockatoo in this area of N.S.W.

Cheers Mike !

[The yowie Mrx]

cheers fisho for the pm.

[AL Pitman]

Hey the Yowie

I have had some good results with knocking in the hills behind Woolgoolga but I have never been able to get whatever it was to continue on with anymore than 1 reply consisting of only 1 x knock albeit this is the same amount of times that I hit upon the tree in order to try and gain a response .

I used to live in the Parkes area on a farm and I noticed that the gallahs used to create a knocking sound on the large box trees during the process of removing the bark so as to inhibit the goanas from gaining a grip and getting at their nests . the knocking sounds usually came in threes during this action but the intervals were quite regular , unlike that of our susspected target species which only ever seem to give out 1 or 2 I think in order not to divulge their presence but as other posts suggest to just report a where abouts to their brethren .

keep up the good work but try and vary the amount and frequency of the knocks I think it's a lot like hunting you have to really put your self in the shoes of your intended prey so as to have good success although this particular form of quarrie would seem to have an inteligents base not to far removed from our own .

GOOD LUCK !!!!!!!!!


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[The yowie Mrx]

Hi AL Pitman, nice place you live out, we went to woolgoolga for a camping trip with my family last year.
If answered my question with the wood knocking!
When I first discovered this area, I had one crashing down the side of a mountain and grunting. So I ran towards it about 50m from the grunting noise and then I picked up a log and banged on the tree three times to try and communicate with it. But at that time it didn't communicate back. Since then everytime I turn up I get three loud knocks everytime, it definately sounds like something is communicating with me by using a large log and wacking it as loud as it can against a tree, like I did in my video.
If there is no rain tomorrow will go out with my new HD cam.
cheers Mr X