At 4.00 am that would be a bit early for a
currawong, wouldn’t it? It’s still pitch dark. My wife heard it
then, I was asleep. I heard it earlier in the evening (Tuesday 29th). It was
one of the more frantic calls then. Didn’t sound like a currawong at all,
and it was just a one-off call each time. And it hasn’t been heard since –
probably frozen to death! But I think we both heard it enough last season not
to be fooled. However, it would be reassuring to hear it again.
Ian Hodgson
From:
Michael & Janette Lenz [
Sent: Thursday, 31 July 2008 8:47
PM
To: chat line
Subject: [canberrabirds] koel
At the risk of being a wet-blanket, currawongs often mimic
calls - could this koel call come from them?
