On Tue, 18 Sep 2001 wrote:
> Your description of this call sounds to me like a Yellow-bellied Glider
> Petaurus australis which are considered threateend in NSW I believe. The
> 'starter motor' and 'gurgling' sounds you decsribe intstantly brought to mind
> the magical sounds these marsupials make.
The SW NC in Harriet's e-mail, is SW North Carolina, which would be a
considerable range extension for Yellow-bellied Glider. She may not
have picked the most appropriate list to ask the question.
I thought of Eastern Screech-Owl but the "gurgling" doesn't sound correct.
On the subject of more topical birds, my first Channel-billed Cuckoo
for the year, yesterday (Sept. 16) which is the earliest date for me
here in Glebe in inner Sydney.
I was curious if anyone IDed the bird on Peter Adderley's wav files
(http://www.acay.com.au/~adderley/birds/cbc/) My soundcard's currently
broken so I couldn't listen to the recordings
Andrew Taylor
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