I'd be interested to know how reliant people are on it. I know I've seen
birds I wouldn't have without using tapes (eg Lewin's Rail).
Anyone with 500 species that's never used tapes? How about 600? 700?
2008/9/16 Peter Shute <>
> If birds stop responding to playback then that's true. But if they stop
> responding to real calls from their own species then it should affect
> their ability to maintain territory, breed, etc, shouldn't it. No idea
> if that happens.
>
> I think the main thing is to make sure that birds aren't exposed to it
> to much, as they can obviously survive the occasional playback. The
> problem is knowing how much they've already been exposed to.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of Tony Russell
> > Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2008 12:26 PM
> > To: 'Richard Hoyer';
> > Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Effects of call playback on birds
>
> > 3) The other observation that some bird species seem to
> > habituate to the playback (and thus fail to respond to it) is
> > no different to them habituating to any other sound or
> > visible intrusion that comes their way, ie, vehicular sound
> > and motion. Surely this habituation must save energy rather
> > than expend it. It's often only when a vehicle stops rather
> > than passing by as usual that birds take fright and fly for
> > cover. Again, annoying for the hopeful observer, but hardly
> > any more stressful for the birds than if some normal predator
> > approaches.
> >
> > Tony.
>
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