And to add further interest to this koely day, during the
Landline program on ABC TV the audiotrack rang with the cries of koels.
The program concerned the transfer of the efforts of the Sikh community at
Woolgoolga, near Coffs Harbour, from raising bananas to raising
blueberries. One wonders (a) whether the koel influx was due in any
part to the abundance of blueberries (noting the regrettable omission by the
interviewer to explore this obvious question) and (b) whether the Sikh
community endorsed the threatened taxonomic revision that will split the local
species from the familiar koel of their homeland.
From: Robin Hide [
Sent: Sunday, 2 December 2007 5:00 PM
To: Frank Antram
Cc:
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Koel
A few minutes ago (4.45pm ), the (or a) Ainslie Koel flew
over our garden in Toms Crescent heading eastwards towards Corroboree Park/Mt
Ainslie. It had been calling faintly on and off during the afternoon - I would
estimate more than 500 m away to in a westerly direction. Not heard this
morning, but it called all day yesterday in close vicinity (less than 200 m
away), mostly Hargraves Crescent/Corroboree Park area.
I have almost identical photos (high in two tree tops) to that posted by
Geoffrey Dabb this morning...(taken 16 and 18 th November)
This is probably the same Ainslie bird that Michael Lenz reported this morning.
e.g. Subject: [canberrabirds] koel
A koel has
been calling before and at every dawn chorus heard from Ainslie since I have
been back. But, of course, the call carries well in the quiet early morning so
I cannot tell its exact location. I think the birds are no longer much of a
rarity?
Robin Hide
