Philip Veerman wrote:
I am surprised (impressed) that Anthony could come up with an answer
from that and that David would say it is. Even though I am borderline
willing to believe on that basis that the call he heard was the call of
a Brush Cuckoo, I have my doubt that it would be a Brush Cuckoo making
the call. This is on the basis of being not seen and given the high
level of unusualness - for reasons that Anthony says and I fully agree
with. So I would suggest that a possible Brush Cuckoo call heard is
possibly not made by a Brush Cuckoo.
That did occur to me, and I have seen (female/juvenile) Bower Birds in
the nearby bush 100 metres from the location of the bird I heard this
morning. If I hear the bird call tomorrow morning I'll track it down
visually (as it was, I was on my way out this morning and had only a few
minutes to listen to it.)
That said, the recording Anthony linked to was extremely close
(=identical) to what I heard (except that mine repeated the call three
times before pausing, each time).
DN
At this time of year I suggest it is equally, more or even highly likely
to have simply been mimicry done by a Satin Bowerbird or even an
Olive-backed Oriole, both of which are potentially in the area, familiar
with and perfectly capable of doing such mimicry. Of course I know
nothing other than this written conversation but I would suggest the
evidence is somewhat insufficient to put a Brush Cuckoo on the record
(especially as David did not identify it as such by himself, which
suggests no great familiarity and therefore could be mistaken).
Philip
-----Original Message-----
*From:* Anthony Overs
*Sent:* Friday, 21 May 2010 11:42 AM
*To:* David Nicholls
*Cc:* canberra birds
*Subject:* Re: [canberrabirds] A new bird call for me
David (and others that may be interested!), anyone can submit a record
for the database.
There is a convenient online method of submitting records, however
you'll need a login from the database manager (Paul Fennell -
<>).
There are some details about how to record birds and submit records
here: http://canberrabirds.org.au/Recording%20Birds/RecordingBirds.htm
A link to an incidental record form is here:
http://canberrabirds.org.au/Forms/COG_Incidental_Record_form.pdf
Post your records to the COG Records Officer, PO Box 301, Civic Square
ACT 2608.
Cheers
Anthony
On 21 May 2010 11:33, David Nicholls <
<>> wrote:
Thanks, Anthony. It's definitely the first time I've noticed the
call (and I have lived here since 1985), so it was clear to me it
was a bit unusual.
As I'm not a COG member, just a list lurker, I don't know how to add
it to the database. Is it accessible from the COG website?
DN
Anthony Overs wrote:
David, it's an interesting record for a couple of reasons. The
species is a migrant and is not really a bird that over winters,
particularly to the extent of the fan-tailed cuckoo. From my
recollection and experience, the species is rarely seen or heard
in the suburbs, and it is also not really that vocal outside the
breeding season. Great record and worthy of inclusion in the COG
database.
Anthony
On 21 May 2010 11:13, David Nicholls <
<> <m("dcnicholls.com","dcn");">
<>>> wrote:
Thanks, Anthony, that's *exactly* what it was. And a new one
for my
(somewhat sporadic) listing of local birds.
DN
Anthony Overs wrote:
David, might be a Brush Cuckoo. Try
http://birdsinbackyards.net/images/audio/cacomantis-variolosus.mp3
Anthony
On 21 May 2010 10:15, David Nicholls <
<>
< <m("dcnicholls.com","dcn");">>>
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wrote:
Somewhere (invisible) in a street tree outside my house in
Deakin,
there was a new call which I didn't recognise this
morning.
Not a
parrot of any sort or a Mynah (all of which are pretty
inventive).
It came in bouts of three calls qwith several second
pause in
between: "tee-err tee-er tee-err" as a descending whistle.
It went
on for several minutes at least.
Is that sufficient to identify it?
Thanks
DN
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