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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GrahameNZ" data-source="post: 3445752" data-attributes="member: 81669">I wishJust a South Island Kokako would suit me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />The reason I'm interested in the sonograms is we have a seriously pesky bird, Pukeko<a href="http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/pukeko" target="_blank">http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/pukeko</a>That is targeting a real scarce plant in a wetland that is my 2nd home.I'm looking at ways to persuade it to use the other 116 ha and leave this little bit alone.Thinking out of the box is the only way forward.Electric fences, mesh cages etc not really a possibility.Creating an audio contraption is not a problem.I'm starting with trials of a dog whistle to see if I can find a freq that triggers a response from these intelligent feathered fiends.As I said just thunkun out of the box.Any thoughts appreciated on this <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Grahame</blockquote>