Hi Janet
I thought I would respond to your query about Rufous Songlark. My immediate
reaction is that we need a bit more information - when is "from time to time"?
Has this bird been singing/calling very recently, for example? Rufous
Songlarks are very active songsters in spring and summer, but tend to fall
silent post-breeding. Most would leave Canberra for the winter but
over-wintering birds do sometimes occur, I believe. I looked up Gidabal Street
on Google Maps and I see it is in the area between Bandjalong Crescent and
Belconnen Way - this strikes me as an unlikely locality for a Rufous Songlark
(although not very far from good places for them down towards William Hovell
Drive) - they prefer fairly open habitat - paddocks with tall grass and
scattered trees. I don't live in Aranda but I'm not too far away (in
Macquarie) - if this bird calls at a particular time of day, and is likely to
be doing so at this time of year, I might have a wander around the Gidabal
Street area this
weekend, and see what I can hear.
Regards
Frank Antram
-----Original message-----
From: "Janet Russell"
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:30:29 +1000
To:
Subject: Place of sighting
> Could I ask members who use this list to record sightings, please put the
> place of sighting in their postings.
>
>
>
> I am a (usually) silent member who lives in Gidabal Street, Aranda and I
> think I can hear a Rufous Songlark in the area from time to time. It started
> a few months ago. We have never heard the call before this in the 10 years
> we have lived here. I am not confident of id without sighting the bird and
> I never seen it. Are there any other folk who live in this area who have
> heard this bird?
>
>
>
> Many thanks
>
> Janet Russell
>
>
>
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