Catching ruak with ringtones mobile phone

Mobile Ringtones can be used to catch birds

Residents of Gampong Bintah, Madat Sub-district, East Aceh

This is to catch birds in the fields. MADATE - For Rustam (50), cell phones are not just a means to communicate. The phone is also used by residents Gampong Bintah, Madat Subdistrict, East Aceh is to catch the birds in the fields.

One day five years ago, said this man, Monday (12/8), he ran out of ideas how to catch birds, especially the ruak-ruak (chicken-ayaman) which

In the Aceh language called bu-bruek.

The bird that sounds loud

This is hard to catch despite wearing a special net, let alone by way of ambush directly in the nest.

Finally came the idea of ​​fishing with the sound of bird recordings,

Using mobile phone (hp).

With a hundred thousand rupiah, Rustam was looking for used hp in the market that can record sound. To get the sound, Rustam waited for the bird to boast, then recorded his voice with the phone. Armed with a recording sound

Already had, tomorrow night, Rustam began

Chasing down ruak.

"Catch it must be night," the man said.

How Rustam works this way.

First he put the phone and play the bird's voice at the fishing location. When the sound is heard, the bird will approach the sound. Rustam who had sneaked earlier had turned on the flashlight to highlight the bird's eyes. Then the bird that no longer moves it he catches and put in the basket one by one. Rustam claimed to act every night from 20:00 to 00:00 pm. "Yes, it's okay, every night can get dozens of birds," he said. The birds are sold for Rp 5,000 per head. In addition to increasing income, these birds can also add to the Rustam family meal menu at home. Birds whose scientific name Amaurornis phoenicurus can live in watery areas such as rice fields, brackish, and expanse of open fields. The main food is insects. The sound is noisy, especially at dawn and sunset. It was from his noisy voice that Rustam caught him and became a daily source of income for him.