Large owl

[John Harris <>]

Thanks Martin,

Yes I know a recording would help verify my report of the Sooty Owl. How were these things verified in the past before recording devices? I tried to record it when it was close to my house but I fumbled everthing including tripping the sensor light on the back verandah. I saw the dark shadow fly off but I know that doesn’t count as a sighting. I will keep trying to record it but it is now very distant.

‘Falling Bomb’ is the traditional description of SO’s distinctive descending call. It is I believe sufficiently distinctive to be determinative.

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From: Martin Butterfield <>
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 12:38:43 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb
Cc: COG List
Subject: Re: FW: [canberrabirds] Large owl

 

I hesitate to speak on behalf of the Rarities Panel but I do recall a record of Black-chinned Honeyeater featuring a photograph captioned "Dear Rarities Panel".    

I suspect that a recording of the calls in question (I think most phones include a record app) would be fairly acceptable.  

I have no idea how I would write a description of the call of the Sooty Owl as it is available from the P&K app.

Martin Butterfield

http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

On 5 April 2018 at 12:14, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Don’t worry John. Anything is possible. I think the panel proceeds in accordance with probabilities, and the less likely the bird the greater the evidentiary burden.

 

It is pleasing when a chatline member achieves wider recognition, and I was delighted to hear you quoted as an authority on Northern Territory Kriol on Radio National’s ‘God Forbid’ program.  This was in connection with the Kriol Bible and you were talking about the need to amend certain metaphors.  I can’t remember the details of the example but something like ‘it is easier for an emu to fly to Canberra than for a kangaroo to enter the Kingdom of Heaven’.

 

gd,  

 

From: John Harris [mailto:m("biblesociety.org.au","john.harris");" target="_blank">john.harris@biblesociety.org.au]
Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2018 11:50 AM
To: Geoffrey Dabb; m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank"> org.au
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Large owl

 

Probably a long shot for the large Hackett owl, but I have been hearing a Sooty Owl on Percival Hill for some months. My neighbour saw it clearly on the clothes line but I did not. Not as big as PO but bigger and bulkier than Boobook etc. As I believe it/they are around, it may be good to think Sooty Owl if you see a large owl or hear the unmistakeable “falling bomb” sound it makes. The unusual birds panel is yet to rule on my reports so I have stopped reporting hearing it. No point in keeping on reporting hearing it if they are going to rule that I have not heard it.

 

 

Rev Dr John Harris,

36 Kangaroo Close,

Nicholls, ACT 2913

AUSTRALIA

P: 61-(0)2-62418472

E: m("biblesociety.org.au","john.harris");" target="_blank"> au

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From: Geoffrey Dabb <>
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 7:06:48 AM
To: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">org.au
Subject: FW: [canberrabirds] Large owl

 

Why is so much always going on in Hackett, and why is everyone talking about
internet connections?  Perhaps a PO, if large, if an owl.     g

-----Original Message-----
From: David Nicholls
Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2018 12:23 AM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: Large owl

My sister reports seeing a large owl (substantially bigger than a Boobook)
perched on the Transact cable in Hackett between Hedley St and Caldwell St,
the other night.  It was too dark to see the markings clearly. Possible
Powerful Owl?

DN
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