Hi All,
I was up at Kinglake National Park on Sunday. The area we visited -
Jehosophat Gully - was teeming with Lyrebirds judging by the amount
of scratching in the undergrowth we heard. Unfortunately the
surrounding winding roads are a favorite weekend haunt Melbourne's
motorcycling community to it's pretty noisy.
I managed one recording, but there were people talking, overflying
aircraft and motor cycles in the background... Still it's interesting
that none of these influences show up in the calls. I'm keen to try
to get some cleaner recordings, so perhaps Syd could advise the best
times to record Lyrebirds. I understand that the next few months are
the lead up to breeding season, so the birds will be quite vocal. Is
there a best time of day to record?
For those willing to listen through the racket the recording can be
found here:
http://www.urbanbirder.com.au/audio/download/15/Lyrebird_Jehosaphat.mp3
This is one of my first outings with the Telinga Universal fitted
with an AT3032 so I haven't quite mastered the art of handling the dish.
cheers
Paul
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