Logrunners south of about Kangaroo Valley would be very unusual and as this is
a species that would probably rarely turn up in unusual places (ie probably
highly resident apart from juvenile dispersal) the most likely possibility is
misidentification of another call (WTTC sounds like a definitely possibility)
or possibly (though less likely) an unreported population (habitat definitely
sounds good though would be good to know if in a gully).
It would be worth following up as the Illawarra population is isolated from the
rest of the distribution so more birds would help the genetic diversity of the
population.
Cheers,
Peter
> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 18:39:48 -0800> From: > To:
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Log Runners in Southern
> NSW> > Hi All,> On the subject of birds apparently out of their normal range,
> I heard what appeared to be Southern Log-runners near Batemans Bay on Monday.
> The forest consisted of tall eucalypts with some rainforest species in the
> understory, and some birds were present which I'm used to seeing in or near
> rainforest such as Lewins Honeyeaters, Lyrebirds, White Headed Pigeons and
> Eastern Spinebills.> Has anyone heard of log runners so far south on the NSW
> coast? My Simpson & Day field guide seems to indicate it may just be at the
> southern extent of their range. Another possibility is that one of the
> Lyrebirds may be mimicking the call, inherited from long ago or elsewhere.> >
> Rob> > PS The white headed pigeons flew down as though they expected to be
> fed, yet the owners of the property said they didn't feed them. Maybe someone
> else nearby did?> > "Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're
> yours."> Richard Bach, "Illusions"> > Rob Geraghty> > > >
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