This item from the Birding-Aus chatline should be of interest to COGgers.
For many, if not all, of the species there are calls supplied.
Tony
Birds Australia has partnered with the Australian Museum to set up and
maintain the Birds-in Backyards (BIBY) program of on-line resources and
educational outreach activities. The includes a bird identification
facility - there are currently 343 birds described. These are concentrated
on east coast species as BIBY started in NSW. It is now being expanded by
Birds Australia around Australia. As this happens birds in the new areas of
BIBYs activities are being added and eventually there will no doubt be all
Australian birds listed (I sent in 3 new bird data sheets this week!).
This excellent facility (it won a Eureka award last year) can be accessed at
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/. One can access the bird by name, or
scroll through all birds on the site , or, and more importantly, one can put
in the colour of the bird, and/or pick a shape and/or pick a distinctive
feature. A search engine will then produce a list of birds matching the
search criteria. A great facility and form Frank's e-mail clearly one that
deserves to be better known in the birding community.
Regards
Peter Marsh
Chair BASNA
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