Any Koels still calling?

[Terry Munro <>]

Last Koel I've heard here in Watson was on Tuesday. Have not seen or heard a juvenile Koel this Season - lots of adults though.

Terry Munro

On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 at 3:03 PM, Philip Veerman <> wrote:

My most recent observation (calling) was 2 weeks ago but just now I happened to look to my left out the window and see a juvenile (Id’ed as such from head colours) Koel sitting in my big eucalypt. I don’t know how long for but it just flew off as I am typing this. Gave me enough time to get my binoculars from adjoining room. The bird is looking very scruffy but I expect it to be the second one that I had earlier seen. It now looks normal size, rather than too small. Not calling and no attention from RW at least in that minute I watched.

 

Philip

 

From: Jack & Andrea Holland [
Sent: Thursday, 14 March, 2019 8:06 AM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Any Koels still calling?

 

I still had brief but clear whoa calls close to home on Sunday and Monday mornings, and a number of members at last night’s COG meeting also said they had still been hearing them, so if you hear (or better still see) any adult Koels from now I would be very pleased if you could let me know.

 

Also if you have seen/heard any fledglings this season and haven’t reported them to the chat line or direct to me, I would be very grateful if you could provide brief details.  Subject to some clarifications, the current number for this season is about the same as last season.

 

Many thanks

 

Jack Holland