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Unknown bird call

To: "Lorne Johnson" <>
Subject: Unknown bird call
From:
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 03:58:48 +0000
I found an mp3 online and had a listen to ON, does not quite fit, but could
be another dialect? 

I'll check again this afternoon if its still calling and refer to BOCA later.

Thanks
Akos
 
:)





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>Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Unknown bird call
>Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:15:42 +1000
>From: "Lorne Johnson" <>
>To: <>
>
>
>Owlet Nightjar. 
>
>LJ
>
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>Subject: [Birding-Aus] Unknown bird call
>
>Hi,
>
>I am taking a stab in the dark for sure, but yesterday morning I arrived
>at work and heard a bird calling continuously in the east side of
>Prospect
>Reservoir alongside Picrite Close. The call was made approximately at
>three
>second intervals and it was almost like a sparrows chirp, but a little
>higher
>kind of like a bellbird tinkle but without the echoing on the end and
>continuously
>at the same pitch, rather high. It was calling perpetually. Last night
>when
>I was leaving at dusk it was calling again in the same area. I could not
>find anything at all.
>
>I drove into the reservoir this morning and heard it again in the area.
>It
>is probably a very common species that I have just not heard call. I
>have
>the BOCA calls at home so will scan through them, but if any of the
>local
>gurus could point me in any direction it would help greatly. :) Thanks
>
>
>BTW, the Australian Kestrel was hovering again in the same general area
>as
>my e-mail a couple of weeks back. Nice to see. :)
>
>Akos 
>
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