Most likely not. Juveniles don’t generally appear in association with adults. The juvenile call is a much less obvious simple repeated sound like “weep”. Sort
of similar to a juvenile Red Wattlebird call. Just at a guess “a higher pitched call” is normally the shrieking, usually done by females.
Philip
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On Behalf Of Susan Robertson via Canberrabirds
Sent: Monday, 2 January, 2023 5:52 PM
To: Canberra birds
Subject: [Canberrabirds] Koels
Friends who hear three koels between Rankin and Chowne Streets in Campbell. One seems to have a higher pitched call. They wonder if that is a juvenile.
Susan Robertson
