Paul,
Most definitely your Superb Lyrebird is VERY alarmed and is giving
typical 'whisk' alarm calls, a very long series of them, starting at
around 1:50.
He has seen you and is wondering what the hell you are doing in his
patch of forest, and is letting all the other lyrebirds know that he
has spotted you.
Nice recording, the dripping adds to the ambience. (Only listened to
the first 5 minutes, then had a glitch in satellite connection or
something.)
Lyrebirds do roost high up at times. I have seen two males flying
through the tree canopy, chasing one another and calling, quite
something to see.
cheers,
Vicki
On 05/03/2010, at 3:11 PM, Paul Jacobson wrote:
> Hi All, and Syd and Vicki in particular,
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> In response to Martyn's post regarding the aftermath of the Black
> Saturday fires I was recording in cool temperate rainforest between
> Warburton and Narbethong (at the Acheron Gap see: midway down
> http://www.vicrainforest.org/Rainforest_ctr.php for illustration of
> the area) last Sunday morning and was slightly surprised to see
> Superb Lyrebirds 20-30metres up in the canopy. I was aware that
> Lyrebirds roost in trees but had never seen them do so. The male
> closest to where I was recording climbed higher into the canopy and
> started calling with a high pitched whistle. I'm not sure if this
> was a reaction to my presence or part of their usual repertoire?
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> I apologise in advance for the quality of the recording - it was an
> object lesson in the need for awareness when placing mic's - it's
> always a very good idea look up to see what you have placed your
> mics beneath! In this case a dripping myrtle beech tree. The
> recording is around 7minutes and 7.5Mb:
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> http://www.urbanbirder.com.au/eastern-melbourne/superb-lyrebird
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> cheers
> Paul
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