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Western Shrike-tit

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Subject: Western Shrike-tit
From: Frank O'Connor <>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:11:07 +0900

Phil Gregory asked about the calls of the Western Shrike-tit compared to the Eastern Shrike-tit. The WST does not respond to the BOCA tape, but will readily respond to the call from David Stewart's CD of South West birds.

I find that it very seldom calls, and when it does, it only gives a small number of calls often spaced by quite some time. I have had it imitate other birds including Western Yellow Robin. The call is often closer than it sounds (sometimes about half the distance I thought it would be). They move around very slowly so it is very easy to walk past them. I haven't heard them tear bark in SW WA.

Apart from the bird that looks at itself in the window of the Stirling Range Retreat, I find them very difficult to find, and I walk around slowly in likely places listening for the call. Dryandra State Forest is a very good place to look for them. I have always found them along Collins Road off the Brookton Highway (about 80 minutes or so from Perth), but it can take quite a while. The more eyes looking for them the better. They occur in the karri forest also.


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Frank O'Connor           Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
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