Hearing the seemingly endless calls of channel-billed cuckoos, koels and brush
cuckoos around here, and watching crows chasing channel-billed c's, and
magpielarks chasing koels, the thought occurred: what happens when a cuckoo is
ready to play an egg and can’t find an available, unprotected nest? They must
reach a point where they simply can’t wait any longer. Just drop them under a
bush and hope for better luck next time?
Cheers
Ronda
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> 3. Re: feather pic ATT (Peter Shute)
> 4. Is Allen Jeyarajasingam's field guide to the birds of
> Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore the best choice for the region?
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> 5. Re: feather pic ATT (Philip Veerman)
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> Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 00:56:23 +1000
> From: Judith L-A <>
> To: Philip Veerman <>
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] mimicry?
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> Thanks, Philip, I reckon I can add this to my house list in good conscience
> now! Still amazed.
> Cheers
> Judith
> SEQ 500m
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>> On 20 Jan. 2018, at 9:37 am, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
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>> I don't know about Catbird dispersal but I would suggest 20 km is not a lot
>> for dispersal. Also in general, if you hear sounds of just one species and a
>> range of these, it is not usually likely to be mimicry, it is more likely to
>> be the real thing, unless there is some reason why not. Most mimics copy a
>> range of sounds, and usually in subsong, so not very loud. So the calls they
>> reproduce are generally not one species, but a range of species sounds.
>> There are some specialist mimics, such as Lyrebird & Regent Honeyeater that
>> do very specific behaviour. As for what other bird/s might reproduce a range
>> of Catbird vocalisations? The question is not about the Catbird, The
>> question would be what species known as mimics do you have in your area,
>> that may also visit forest. All sorts, Satin Bowerbird is an obvious option,
>> O-b Oriole, Magpie....... I once had a Wedge-tailed Eagle (and other things)
>> calling from the tree in my yard. It wasn't, it was an Oriole.
>>
>> Philip
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
>> Judith L-A
>> Sent: Saturday, 20 January, 2018 2:23 AM
>> To:
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] mimicry?
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>>> From the garden a few days ago, I could have sworn I heard a Catbird. At
>> about 20km from Catbird rainforest, I wonder:
>> - whether Catbirds disperse/ migrate in midsummer? or
>> - what other bird/s might reproduce a range of Catbird vocalisations?
>>
>> Judith
>> SEQ 500m
>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:10:12 +1000
> From: Judith L-A <>
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] feather pic ATT
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> Whose feather is this, do you think? Note that it was found on a vehicle
> track enmeshed in bark & sticks, so was perhaps carried into the
> habitat-patch by a child ? at 500m SEQ open montane heathy woodland, few
> birds ever present?
>
>
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> Judith
> SEQ 500m
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 07:10:09 +0000
> From: Peter Shute <>
> To: Judith L-A <>
> Cc: "" <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] feather pic ATT
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> The photo didn't come through, this screenshot from the moderation queue is
> the best I can do at the moment.
>
> Judith, did you create your email on a Mac?
>
> Peter Shute
>
> [image1.jpeg]
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On 21 Jan 2018, at 5:26 pm, Judith L-A
> <<>> wrote:
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> Whose feather is this, do you think? Note that it was found on a vehicle
> track enmeshed in bark & sticks, so was perhaps carried into the
> habitat-patch by a child - at 500m SEQ open montane heathy woodland, few
> birds ever present...
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> Judith
> SEQ 500m
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:25:19 +1000
> From: Laurie Knight <>
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Is Allen Jeyarajasingam's field guide to the
> birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore the best choice for the
> region?
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> G?day Folks,
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> I?m going to be in that neck of the woods later this year. Is this the best
> guide?
>
> Regards, Laurie.
>
> A field guide to the birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
>
>
>
> Jeyarajasingam, Allen.
> Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2012. second edition). Octavo, laminated
> boards, colour illustrations.
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:29:03 +1100
> From: "Philip Veerman" <>
> To: "'Judith L-A'" <>, <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] feather pic ATT
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> It is surely a tail feather of an adult Pheasant Coucal. Look at the picture
> in HANZAB for example. It is certainly a tail feather. If not a native, then
> there are options among the various pheasant tail feathers, but I doubt it.
>
> Philip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
> Judith L-A
> Sent: Sunday, 21 January, 2018 4:10 PM
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] feather pic ATT
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> Whose feather is this, do you think? Note that it was found on a vehicle
> track enmeshed in bark & sticks, so was perhaps carried into the
> habitat-patch by a child ? at 500m SEQ open montane heathy woodland, few
> birds ever present?
>
>
>
>
> Judith
> SEQ 500m
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