3rd photo also a Carnaby's based on the relatively broad bill. Yanchep
well-known for Carnaby's, wouldn't have thought flocks of 500 not too unusual,
though 1000 is pretty high (haven't been for a while though) - wonderful sight
either way though. The recordings do have some shrieky calls but I suspect they
are more likely shrieky Carnaby's calls Cheers,John
> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:46:06 -0700
> From:
> To: ;
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] white-tailed Black-cockatoos at Yanchep, WA
>
> Janine,
>
> Nice! At least image 4 shows a Carnaby's Black Cockatoo.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nikolas
>
>
> ----------------
> Nikolas Haass
>
> Sydney, NSW
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Echidna Walkabout JD <>
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 7:24 PM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] white-tailed Black-cockatoos at Yanchep, WA
>
>
> Hi all
>
> We saw an enormous flock (at least 500, I estimated 1000) white-tailed
> Black-cockatoos flying across the highway in Yanchep NP on Friday 22nd
> June at around 3.10pm. I have a few photos, which suggest Carnaby's,
> but I also have calls recorded which suggest Baudin's. The call has a
> high-pitched whistling quality - more of a "wa - witch-ow!" than a
> "wy-lah". Listening to both species' calls on the Morcombe Iphone app
> today still left me in some doubt - the flock call of the Carnaby's is
> possible (and this was a huge flock), but most of the calls I recorded
> were of single birds or pairs that had stopped near us. Also, some of
> the birds were seen tearing at the bark of rough-barked eucalyptus trees
> - a habit noted for Baudin's (according to Simon Nevill's Birds of the
> Greater South West.)
>
> Here is a link to a Picasa album with the best photos I have:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/112756569112498336946/PicsWAJune2012
> Please forgive the poor quality of the photos. I can't figure out a way to
> upload the sound recordings, but I can email them to anyone who
> wants them.
>
> I know the location strongly suggests Carnaby's but the call is really
> giving me trouble. Being from Melbourne I really don't know these birds
> at all.
>
> Janine
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