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An unusual birdcall in the Dawn Chorus this morning in Brisbane

To: Laurie Knight <>
Subject: An unusual birdcall in the Dawn Chorus this morning in Brisbane
From: Chris Sanderson <>
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 19:51:19 +1000
Hi Laurie,

Possibly Eastern Yellow Robin?  They have a two-note "chew chew" call that
they do at dawn.  I know they occur in Fig Tree Pocket and Oxley, so your
area isn't too much of a stretch for them.

Regards,
Chris

On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Laurie Knight <>wrote:

> I heard an unusual call at dawn this morning.  I live near a large woodland
> area, but this unfamiliar call sounded like something I'd expect in a
> rainforest area.  It was a monotonous chew-chew repeated on a two second
> cycle for at least 5 minutes.
>
> it doesn't match my memory of the cadence of either Noisy Miners or
> Striated Pardalotes.  Would anyone have suggestions as to what species might
> be making such a call in SEQ?
>
> Regards Laurie.
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