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Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 7:44 AM
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Subject: Help
Hi:
I live in Queanbeyan. Yesterday morning,among the usual early morning avian
chorus,there was a "new" bird and a new call. It was the call that struck an
unusual note. Very loud,single tone,regular intervals. It went on,cutting
through all the other twittering,for so long I just had to try to find the
songster.
A 90 year old idiot,I have a digital recorder but forgot to take it with
me,but did find the bird,still calling,perched in my big ash tree. An all-black
bird,as far as I could see,with a wedge-shaped tail.
I have a copy of "What Bird is That?",but the only black bird that fitted
my view of this one was the black butcher bird.
On the Internet I'm informed that butcher birds have a complex song
repertoire. So I'm stumped. Also the black butcher bird is among the Birds of
the Mangroves.
I'm intrigued. Sad to say his presence and performance were absent this
morning. I had hoped he would be back.
Would any COG member have a clue?
Regards
Gerald Bennett
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