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Newbie bird call ID [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

To: Geoffrey Dabb <>, canberra birds <>
Subject: Newbie bird call ID [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
From: David Nicholls <>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:04:08 +1100
Geoffrey, I think that might be it!

Now all I have to do is see the thing :-)

Thanks.

DN

Geoffrey Dabb wrote:
OK.  Try a Brown Thornbill. This has a syrupy and rather melodious
repetitive little song and is quite likely to be heard and not seen in the
kind of garden you describe.  Reasonably common, by itself.  g

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey Dabb Sent: Thursday, 15 October 2009 12:02 PM
To: 'David Nicholls'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Newbie bird call ID [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

David  -  have you listened to the Common Myna?

-----Original Message-----
From: David Nicholls Sent: Thursday, 15 October 2009 11:43 AM
Cc: canberra birds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Newbie bird call ID [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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
*Harvey Perkins*
CRC Selection Rounds Section
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*Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research*

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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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