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
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Sent: Sunday, 2 December 2007
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To: Frank Antram
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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
