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Re: Superb Lyrebird alarm calls?

Subject: Re: Superb Lyrebird alarm calls?
From: "Volker Widmann" volwid
Date: Fri Mar 5, 2010 8:31 am ((PST))
Hi Paul!

I really love your recording!

Listening to it and looking at the pictures really made me want to go there=
.

This place really sounds like a fun place to record at.
I've always wanted to go recording lyrebirds one day.

Thank you so much

Cheers

Volker


Paul Jacobson schrieb:
>
>
> Hi All, and Syd and Vicki in particular,
>
> 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
> <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?
>
> 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:
>
> http://www.urbanbirder.com.au/eastern-melbourne/superb-lyrebird
> <http://www.urbanbirder.com.au/eastern-melbourne/superb-lyrebird>
>
> cheers
> Paul
>
>










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