One should be careful about offering impressions without counting, but I
think the current spate of reports (whatever prompts them - I have had
calling for 2 weeks) is about the same as last year - which was certainly
an exceptional year. A few months ago I summarised dates of last year's
reports in anticipation of more discussion.
It remains for us to receive a re-airing of Michael Lenz's excellent
suggestion of last year for some assessment to be made of number of
individuals. This leads to a discussion of the audible range of the calls.
We had evidence of their carrying for more than a kilometre, which means
different suburbs could be reporting the same individual.
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Milburn
Sent: Thursday, 6 November 2008 9:12 AM
To:
Subject: Koel in Fraser
Koel caliing in O'Connor/Turner this morning. I went out to look for
it but it found me instead. It alighted in a large Blakely's Red Gum
right opposite our house.
I don't recall so many spring observations in previous years. It
looks as though this species has undergone a significant change of
status. Interestingly, Red Wattlebird breeding activity is the
highest I have observed in our area. The sound of begging young is
omnipresent. Is there a link?
Milburn
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