Phil Gregory asked about the calls of the Western Shrike-tit compared to
the Eastern Shrike-tit. The WST does not respond to the BOCA tape, but
will readily respond to the call from David Stewart's CD of South West birds.
I find that it very seldom calls, and when it does, it only gives a small
number of calls often spaced by quite some time. I have had it imitate
other birds including Western Yellow Robin. The call is often closer than
it sounds (sometimes about half the distance I thought it would be). They
move around very slowly so it is very easy to walk past them. I haven't
heard them tear bark in SW WA.
Apart from the bird that looks at itself in the window of the Stirling
Range Retreat, I find them very difficult to find, and I walk around slowly
in likely places listening for the call. Dryandra State Forest is a very
good place to look for them. I have always found them along Collins Road
off the Brookton Highway (about 80 minutes or so from Perth), but it can
take quite a while. The more eyes looking for them the better. They occur
in the karri forest also.
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