Out of area: strange bird call (Cairns) ID request

To:	Joan Lipscombe <>, Canberra Birds <>
Subject:	Out of area: strange bird call (Cairns) ID request
From:	David Nicholls <>
Date:	Sun, 6 May 2018 07:20:24 +0000

That's a possibility. We do have them in our immediate area, though I usually hear their "tweet tweet tweet" call.

On 6 May 2018, at 4:33 pm, Joan Lipscombe <> wrote:

Spangled Drongo?

On 6 May 2018 at 16:23, David Nicholls <> wrote:

We do have Black Butcherbirds locally (seen and heard), but this was less "flutey" and more mechanical-sounding, So not sure.

DN

> On 6 May 2018, at 2:35 pm, Isobel Crawford <> wrote:
>
> David,
>
> try Black Butcherbird,
>
> Isobel.
>
>
> On 6/5/18 at 1:07 PM, (David Nicholls) wrote:
>
>> From the Cairns northern beaches, in a rainforest-y area inland a bit, this unusual call:
>>
>> http://www.dcnicholls.com/misc/weird_bird.mp3 <http://www.dcnicholls.com/misc/weird_bird.mp3>
>>
>> Possibly some sort of Friarbird? Advice appreciated.
>>
>> DN
>>
>>
>

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