>we were attracted to an immature (1st year) Pallid cuckoo by an
>extraordinary harsh call,...It was...fed by an adult Pallid!
>THis was a newie on me, though HANZAB has a few references to it. Any
>thoughts as to why? Could the adult recognise its chick after it's been
>reared by someone else? Any chance it reared its own?
Ian,
There was a spate of emails to Birding-aus, must have been last summer,
about Koels hanging about to make sure their offspring were brought up
properly by the foster parents (to put it rather anthropomorphically).
Might be worth checking the archive.
Harvey
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