Bird ID request

[Denis Wilson <>]

Hi Joanne

Might not be right, but have you considered an immature Grey Shrike-thrush?
Some have small stripes (small vertical lines).
The one illustrated has a faint trace of rufous eyebrow, but that fades.
http://photogallery.canberrabirds.org.au/Web%20Galleries/Grey%20Shrike-thrush/thumbnails
http://photogallery.canberrabirds.org.au/Species%20HTML/grey_shrike-thrush.html
Call is very variable, but what you describe is not typical, but they are a bird of many voices.

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On  a Christmas (non-avian) note, for COG members visiting the South Coast this season, it is time to watch out in wet vine gullies south from Ulladulla for the Christmas Orchid.
Calanthe australasica (formerly Cal. triplicata).

This is essentially a sub-tropical and tropical Terrestrial Orchid, normally found north from the Hunter.
However, south from the Illawarra it is not common, but if you are in the right kind of spot, they are easily seen.

Large evergreen leaves (not unlike an Aspidistra) with tall green stem and white flowers.
My images were taken a  week ago, and they would now be in full flower.

If anyone wishes more information, pls email me privately.

Happy Christmas Orchids.

Cheers

Denis Wilson

On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Joanne Kinsella <> wrote:

Hi everyone. This morning about 10am i went for a walk at Bullen Range just near the Kambah Pool carpark area (didn't venture far). There was one bird i can't identify, so am wondering if anyone could please lend a hand?

It was a single bird about the size of a treecreeper with solid brown wings (including underneath), light grey back and head, cream coloured striated chest (small dark flecks). Black beak and eye. It was hopping around in the canopies of the larger trees. It's call was a single, short, sort of low gravelly 'aaaggghhhhh' (like a disappointed silver gull, if you like). I thought it could be a brown treecreeper but after researching it i think maybe the call doesn't sound right? Any assistance appreciated.

Otherwise, i saw noisy friarbirds, the tawny frogmouth with it's 2 babies, lots of spotted pardalotes, striated thornbills, several OB orioles, lots of both types of rosella, cockatoos and galahs, maggies, grey fantails and superb wrens by the dozen, a pair of leaden flycatchers, a female mistletoe bird, and plenty of white throated gerygones.

Cheers, Joanne

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Denis Wilson
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