Thanks to all contributors. It looks like the balance of opinion has
settled heavily on a juvenile Brush Cuckoo.
We had several sightings of adult Fan-tailed Cuckoos but, apart from
this one, they were the only kinds of cuckoos we saw. Other summer birds
around were: a single Noisy Friarbird, an Olive-backed Oriole, and a
Sacred Kingfisher.
Yellow-faced Honeyeaters were sometimes seen in groups of 10-12.
The area around Sawpit Creek is recovering well from the fires, but, in
the half hour or so during which we were in the area, we neither heard
nor saw any of the 'wets' there: Lyrebird, Satin Bowerbird, Whipbird,
Pilotbird, Wonga Pigeon, Red-Browed Treecreeper, Crescent Honeyeater,
Olive Whistler or Cicadabird. I am not sure whether these would have
been seen in the area pre-2003 fire.
regards
Con
On 8/03/2013 6:21 PM, Philip Veerman wrote:
Sorry I misread opinionistas as having something to do with optimism. Not
sure how I did that.
Yes certainly a cuckoo and yes some optimism is appropriate. Only options
are juvenile Brush or Fan-tailed. I suggest the former, for these reasons,
in I think this order of importance, though this may be wrong: fairly
strongly marked upperparts with rufous feather edges on wings, fairly
strongly marked with speckles on underparts, tail feathers graduated from
long in middle to shorter outer ones but not by a big difference, no sign of
an eye ring (although that may just be the photo).
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel
Sent: Friday, 8 March 2013 1:25 PM
To: COG list
Subject: [canberrabirds] ID assistance, please
The attached was taken in Orraral Campground two days ago. Expert
cuculidae are invited to suggest the species. regards Con
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