Newbie bird call ID [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[David Nicholls <>]

I've listened to several calls on the Birds in Backyards site, and the 
Grey Fantail is a definite candidate. Certainly the closest so far.  But 
it might also be the Rufous Fantail, to judge from the recording.
Driving to work and trying to work out a "phonetic" description from the 
memory of the call is a bit tricky!
Thanks

DN

Perkins, Harvey wrote:
> Or even a Grey Fantail call could fit the description, depending on 
> interpretation of written notation of bird song...
>  
> Harvey
>  
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> *Harvey Perkins*
> CRC Selection Rounds Section
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> *From:* Anthony Overs 
> *Sent:* Thursday, 15 October 2009 11:29 AM
> *To:* David Nicholls
> *Cc:* canberra birds
> *Subject:* Re: [canberrabirds] Newbie bird call ID
>
> White-throated Gerygone might be a candidate, based on the 'pretty 
> whistling' and 'cascading' descriptors
> Anthony
>
> 2009/10/15 David Nicholls < <>>
>
>     It was in a thick pittosporum bush/tree in my front garden (or
>     possibly in the Silver Birch next to it).  I have heard it before,
>     but never so close.
>
>     I'll have a listen to the bird calls CD tonight and see if I can
>     find it.  It was a pretty whistling call, starting simply and
>     cascading into a much more complex pattern.  The call was repeated
>     several times and lasted about 2-3 seconds each repeat.
>
>     DN
>
>     Geoffrey Dabb wrote:
>
>         Where did you hear it, David, and what kind of habitat?  (It
>         might be the
>         neighbour's canary)
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: David Nicholls 
>         <>] Sent: Thursday, 15 October 2009
>         10:23 AM
>         To: 
>         <>
>         Subject: [canberrabirds] Newbie bird call ID
>
>         What bird makes a (loud) high whistling
>         "chip-chip-chip-cheep-cheep-cheep-deedle-eedle-eedle-eeee"?
>
>         If that's intelligible...
>
>         Thanks
>
>         DN
>
>         
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