Grasswrens

["Stuart, Alan AD" <>]

John Leonard wrote, concerning grasswrens:

"I was wonderimg whether anyone can report that 'squeeking' with the
mouth, or one of those little red things from the Audubon Soc ever gets
them out."

At Hattah Lakes N.P., I have seen grasswrens running between people's
legs in response to the use of an Audubon squeeker.  In fact, they were
doing the "rodent run" with their tail down, etc, just as described in
the various field guides.

Given how difficult the birds usually are to find, I was quite stunned
at the response.

I'd urge some degree of caution about overuse of squeekers, based on the
response by the birds that I saw.

Alan Stuart