One might almost regard mimicry as the avian equivalent of playback, and it
rarely evokes a response from the model. At least in my experience. But
one time it did: An Oriole was warbling away in what I regarded as subsong
and included quite a bit of mimicry. Fine, until it rashly used a
butcherbird threat call a few times, - and was chased through the forest by
a butch with snapping beak.
Syd
> From: "Doug Holly" <>
> Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 06:39:52 +0930
> To: "Birding-aus (E-mail)" <>
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Lyrebird threat mimicry
>
> Hi All,
> I also record natural sounds, and I don't believe in playback, unless it is
> for research projects, I have seen the distress that it causes.
> One day it accidently caused distress to me, I had been recording the sounds
> of an Apostlebird and, not having an external speaker on my DAT recorder, I
> was replaying the recording through earphones, it was very loud, and I use
> "openair 'phones", one of the Apostlebirds hit me on the head while trying
> to get at "the intruding bird" inside, it drew blood.
> Doug Holly
>
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