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Bird whistlers... any good?

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Subject: Bird whistlers... any good?
From: "Tom Wilson" <>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:38:48 +1100
Re the query from Michael Whitehead and Tom Tarrant's response (26 December), I've had one of those squeakers for a few years - sometimes it's more effective than the back of my hand, sometimes it isn't (and I've normally got the squeaker with me - my hands are permanently attached so I've always got them with me!) - and of course one gets days when the birds aren't interested in any sounds!  I've found that fairywrens and fantails seem to respond to it best, but have also used it successfully to bring a Chestnut Rumped Heathwren close on one of the tracks on West Head in Ku-Ring-Gai NP (northern Sydney).
 
I've found that with a bit of practice, one can make quite a wide range of sounds, so can try a variety of squeaks to see if one can draw something up
 
Cheers
Tom Wilson
 
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