Re: Censusing quail (Vict.)

Michael Todd asked about call playback and response by King Quail.

I was born and bred in Wauchope on the NSW Mid-north Coast.  I regularly had King Quail respond to my imitating their three note whistle, particularly in Crowdy Bay National Park where they were fairly common (I assume they still are).  I was very accustomed to their call as I kept and bred various colour varieties of the domesticated King Quail (I still do).  Whistling to captive birds also elicits a response from these birds.

Cheers

David Geering
Regent Honeyeater Recovery Coordinator
Department of Environment & Conservation
P.O. Box 2111
Dubbo  NSW  2830
Ph: 02 6883 5335 or Freecall 1800 621 056
Fax: 02 6884 9382



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