canberrabirds

FW: Mozart

To: Geoffrey Dabb <>
Subject: FW: Mozart
From: David Rees <>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 21:15:47 +0000
here's one in action https://vimeo.com/182189355

David

On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 7:58 AM, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Someone with a better ear than mine might be able to make something of this.  Surely not a Western Gerygone?  To enable transmission I have pared the snippet down to the minimum.

 

From: Roger Curnow []
Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2016 8:01 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb
Subject: Re: Mozart

 

yes please.

 

From: Geoffrey Dabb

Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 19:54

To: 'Roger Curnow'

Subject: RE: Mozart

 

Thanks Roger  -  I’ll reflect on this.  May I share with the chatline?    g

 

From: Roger Curnow ]
Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2016 7:09 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb
Subject: Mozart

 

Hi Geoffrey

 

I have a musical friend (a pair of them actually) who claim that at this time of the year
whenever (except when accompanied by me) they walk through Westbourne Woods
they hear a bird which repeats 9 notes.

The first eight are the opening notes of some piece by Mozart, but it gets the 9th wrong.

 

They hear it near the start of their walk (the GG’s end).

About where the Grey Butcherbird is to be found.
in fact he was my first candidate given its tendency to imitate other birds,
but not only was the tune wrong, so too was the timbre.

 

They recorded the attached for me saying that was as close as you could get on man made instruments.

 

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

   roger

 

I think it is nine notes but listening to the attached maybe it is seven.
no matter how unmusical you are you would have to be better than me.


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