

Notes
P1 is of experimental value. Start with 220 Ohms or so and modify to suit your 
needs. The transistor is a general purpose kind and is not critical, almost any 
pnp type will work. L1 is a bell-transformer which is usually already present in 
the house. If you wish, you could use a battery instead of the bell transformer. 
Just hookup a 9-volt battery to points 'A' and 'B' (A=+) the diode (D1) is to 
protect the circuit from accidental polarity reversal and is optional, but 
required for use with the bell transformer.
T1 is a General Purpose PNP transistor and probably anything will work. L2 comes 
out of an old am transistor radio. They look like miniature transformers and are 
usually colored red or green. You have to fiddle with different transformers as 
the sound can vary depending on the value. The loudspeaker is a 8 Ohm type and 
must be larger than 200milli-Watt. I used a 2Watt type, but anything over 0.2W 
will do. It really sounds like a bird and when you release the doorbell button 
the sound slowly fades away. I have used this circuit in my house for over 20 
years and even build the "Birdie" for others. Although an old circuit, the 
experimentation and the final results still give a punch. Remember to Have fun!