Eastern Yellow Robin call

[Carol Probets <>]

Hi Greg, Mike and all,

I don’t have the reference to hand but I remember reading that White-plumeds’ pre-dawn calls have been found to vary greatly from place to place - even within a short distance - while the more well-known daytime calls are less variable. Personally, in some places I’ve heard them make calls before sunrise that I wouldn’t have recognised as White-plumed closer to home, only working out what they were by a process of elimination and the fact that whatever was calling seemed to be the dominant species.

Cheers,

Carol

On 31 Oct 2018, at 11:57 am, Greg and Val Clancy <> wrote:

Hi Mike,

 

White-plumed Honeyeaters are certainly common at the site but I grew up with them in our local area (Woolooware in southern Sydney) and have had plenty of experience with them inland so I don’t think that it is the culprit, but it could be.

 

Regards

 

Greg

 

From: Mike Wood

Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 5:15 AM

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Subject: Eastern Yellow Robin call

 

Hello Greg

 

Is it possible your bird might have been a white-plumed honeyeater? There have been occasions of late where I too have asked myself the same question about that "chop, chop" call, which I would normally associate with a yellow robin. I am hearing that call -or something very like it- in places where I shouldn't be (outside of yellow robin range) and the only candidate I can come up with is the white-plumed honeyeater.

 

Often the call is heard very first thing in the morning -which is typical of EYRO at certain times of the year- when it is still not light enough to see anything and therefore makes it a little difficult to chase up and confirm.

 

Regards,

Mike

 

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