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yet more on koels

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Subject: yet more on koels
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:09:19 +1100

It seems ‘my’ koel is the one based near the Griffith shops that Nick and others have reported.  That means that the sound I regularly hear is from 500-800m away.  This morning it was calling from treetops on the N side of Jerrabomberra oval.

 

koel_8800.jpg

 

As to females, this morning I had a clear view of an adult female flying from a perch in Strzelecki Cres in the direction of the above male.  Before doing so it drew attention to itself with a low growling sound.

 

As to what determines occurrence, surely it is the relative abundance of fruit.  At present there’s lots of ripe prunus about in eg Griffith (ACT) being enjoyed also by the currawongs.  Fruit would also be factor around cherry-growing Binalong, not to mention Woolgoolga.

 

 

 

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