Newbie bird call ID [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[David Nicholls <>]

The BiB site mp3 recording makes it sound coarser. This was a whistling 
call.
DN

Alberta Hayes wrote:
> *Long shot, but Brown-headed honeyeater?
>
> Alberta Hayes, Monash.
> *
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Perkins, Harvey 
> < 
> <>> wrote:
>     Or even a Grey Fantail call could fit the description, depending on
>     interpretation of written notation of bird song...
>      
>     Harvey
>      
>
>     *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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