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Folks,
On a few occasions in recent years my parents,
living in Glen Iris (Melbourne suburb about 10 km SE of CBD), have heard what
they have asumed to be an Owlet-Nightjar, based on the call descriptions in the
standard field guides such as SImpson & Day and, more recently, Morcombe - a
strongish churring call. There is reasonable habitat in the area - remnant
red gum woodland along local creeks and lots of big trees in gardens, so on that
basis it doesn't seem unreasonable. On last Friday night they heard the
calls again, a bit after 11 pm, but there seemed to be several individuals
calling and circling - possibly up to a dozen or so. This sort of flocking
doesn't seem like standard Owlet-Nightjar behaviour to me. Can anybody
offer any suggestions?
Regards,
Jack
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