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Hi!
We have had the koel calling here in Ulladulla for
a number of weeks now. Its extremely difficult to tell if there is
more than one female around the area as you only hear the loud brassy "sqeaky
toy" call the female gives, from only one area at a time. Where the 'Koweel"
call of the male can come from at least 2 directions at times. Of late the
"quadel quadel qudadel" call of the male is now the most prevelent and this
is often called immediatley in reply to the female when she calls. So it
would seem that they are a pair that keep in loose contact by calls,
only getting in really close contact when there's an urgent
need. The Channel-billed cuckoos are still around and these are almost
certainly a pair as they call to one another through-out the day and are seen in
flight to-gether 90% of the time.
Cheers
Bob Rusk.
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