Out of area recording ID

[David Nicholls <>]

Thanks, Geoffrey,

Interesting amplitude traces.  I looked at the recording amplitudes when I processed it to trim empty beginnings and endings, and to boost the amplitude to make it easier to hear. (I used an excellent Mac OS app called Fission.) One thing I do know is that what one can see on these traces, while indicative,  is far less than the subtleties the ear detects :-)

Regards

DN

On 28 Jun 2017, at 10:06 am, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Yes David  -  Everything’s political these days.  That was a short comparison, explanation below (showing amplitude, not a sonogram).  This particular  BBB sample (from the web)   has a bell-like finish reminiscent of a currawong, but is rather harsh (less so than your bird) but with similar phrasing to your bird.  Keep looking!  g 

 

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From: David Nicholls  
Sent: Tuesday, 27 June 2017 10:02 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb; Canberra Birds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Out of area recording ID

 

An audio collage? Or just "taken out of context" to use a popular political phrase :-)  

 

Some bits do sound like a Pied Currawong, but I've not seen any near here, not have I heard anything resembling their normal calls. The bird I saw was significantly smaller than a Currawong.

 

DN

 

On 27 Jun 2017, at 12:08 pm, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

 

David  -  This fragment is interesting (WMA)   g

 

From: David Nicholls  
Sent: Monday, 26 June 2017 2:31 PM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Out of area recording ID

 

Thanks to all.

 

I saw the bird in silhouette, though I think it was black or dark in colour, flitting somewhat nervously between the top foliage in a large Melaleuca tree. From photographs of the three candidate friarbirds (Hornbill, Helmeted and Silver-crowned) I doubt it is a friarbird. The sound was closest to three of the many recordings on xeno-canto.org for the Black Butcherbird. I listened to several recordings for each of the friarbirds, and they too have rather diverse calls. However, I've not heard any of the typical firebird cackling at other times. I have heard on other days, occasionally, something that sounded like a normal fluting butcherbird calls, so I suspect that's the strongest candidate at the moment. It's also a little like some of the noises of the orange-footed scrubfowl, but this was definitely not one of those!  (strange calls. see: http://www.dcnicholls.com/misc/scrubfowl.mp3)

 

DN

 

On 26 Jun 2017, at 2:17 pm, sandra henderson <m("gmail.com","shirmax2931");" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">> wrote:

 

David - this morning I've heard both black butcherbird and helmeted friarbird in Cairns (in the Botanic Gardens there), and I agree with Philip and think your bird is a friarbird. 
Sandra h
On Sunday, 25 June 2017, David Nicholls <m("dcnicholls.com","dcn");" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">> wrote:

I'm in Cairns at the moment, and there are a lot of new bird calls I'm trying to identify. Here's one from this morning. Sitting in a tree top calling, sometimes with a nearby one responding. Medium size bird a bit bigger than a blackbird, but hard to see against the sky. Also a dove and occasional lorikeets in the recording background. ID advice appreciated!

Here's the URL (size 430K): http://www.dcnicholls.com/misc/squawk-hiq.mp3

DN


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