John
I have sort of noticed over the years that shortly after rain there seem
to be more lyrebirds running across roads...
Anecdotal-grade hypothesis.
regards
Con
On 12/11/2015 5:31 PM, calyptorhynchus . wrote:
> I traversed Wark's Road today in the wet from the junction with
> Bendora Dam Road and saw good things:
>
> - Wonga Pigeon (1 near junction with New Chums Road, they seem to be
> getting commoner than they were in this area)
> - many Gang-gangs
> - heard dozens of Fan-tailed Cuckoos and saw several
> - 1 Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
> - good views of male Cicadabird a few hundred meters after the road
> turns the corner and goes down the slope. It was moving in the middle
> story, not doing its usual "I'm annoyingly elusive in the canopy"
> shtick. It looked kind of cold and wet so I guess it was just feeding
> quickly.
> - several pairs of Satin Flycatchers
> - several Bassian Thrushes, including one singing, very like a
> Blackbird's song
> - many Sacred Kingfishers
> - Superb Lyrebirds, I saw 25 (sic) birds, all seemed to be
> females/immatures, one sighting was a group of 7 individuals all
> chasing each other and making strange noises, in various places the
> forest was just ringing with Lyrebirds calling and singing. I'm trying
> to make sense of this, do they sing more in the rain or on overcast
> days? Was this the day when all juveniles left their mothers and
> started going nuts?
>
> As you all know I'm a treecreeper pessimist and I just noted that it's
> been four years since I've seen a Red-browed on Wark's Road.
>
> --
> John Leonard
>
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