It's a fair call Bob, if you'll excuse the pun. I do a bit of pishing
and calling at times and suspect that despite the fantastic quality
of my bird imitations :-) that there is probably more of the
curiosity factor bringing birds out for the most part. I'm definitely
not a fan of the "Playback" thing as I prefer the birdcraft of
learning the habits, song, etc. of the bird and knowing where to go,
what to look for and when to wait, as I said in an earlier posting.
I've once birded in the company of someone who was attempting to
display some kind of birding expertise with with loud and constant
pishing and calling and banging on tree hollows to disturb roosting
nightjars. All he did was drive me crazy and he actually scared every
bird in the area off.
I'm not sure that birds coming out for a quick look are overly
exposed to predation as the chances of that would be so very low for
the most part and I find that they generally remain ready for a quick
exit. However, if anyone has a story about this taking place, it
would be of interest.
Ricki Coughlan
Sydney
On 13/01/2007, at 1:38 PM, Robert Inglis wrote:
A recent thread has been discussing using electronic devices to
play bird calls.
I have interpreted some comments to say that some birders are
simply referring to the recorded calls as an in-the-field aid to
identification.
Other comments seem to say that some birders are attempting (and
sometimes succeeding) to attract birds by playing the recordings
out loud.
I am not going to try to dump my extremely high standards of morals
and sense of right and wrong on anyone but I simply wish to ask the
question:
"Is there any real difference between using a recorded bird call or
physically trying to imitate that bird's call or 'pishing' to try
to cause a bird to present itself for a clear view by the observer?"
It seems to me that in each case the aim is to bring the bird out
into the open. Regardless of how this is done, doesn't it still
agitate the bird and possibly expose it to predation?
Cheers
Bob Inglis
Sandstone Point
Qld
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