Tony
That is an issue I feel should receive a lot of attention the use of
taped calls. I do not condone this method at all and would indeed feel
ashamed to claim a bird by such method. It would be interesting to see
what the other users feel about this method of birdwatching.
Comments welcome
Jon Wren
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>I would suggest that Lewin Rail is in fact a fairly common species
throughou=
>t
>much of its range in Eastern Australia. I would even go as far as to
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>t
>they are more common than Swamphens. Certainly in Sydney and Brisbane
they
>can be found in many localities if you try hard enough.
>
>One of the tricks to locate them is to find significant stands of
introduced=
>
>'Lantana' and play a tape and not always at low altitude and not always
in
>swampy areas. I recall finding them at 5 locations between Mt Glorious
and =
>Mt
>Nebo in SE Queensland in 1988 and likewise the best place to see them
around=
>
>Sydney besides the usual swamps is around the Lantana slopes behind
Wollongo=
>ng
>or in Royal NP. I heard one calling a few months ago at the Powerful
Owl si=
>te
>near Epping for those that know the locality. Strickland State Forest
>Ourimbah is another good spot. ie. anywhere that has a rainforest with
>Lantana. Even the lantana around Taronga zoo is a good.
>
>Having said that though, all would have to agree that filling in the
swamps
>and drains has a disastrous affect on the local populations of Crake
Sp.
>
>
>
>Regards
>Tony Palliser
>http://www.zip.com.au/~palliser
>
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