That is my point exactly.
If we can't find a species that we have 1000's of photographs of, have the
calls of, whose ecology is well-documented and doesn't exactly live in remote
areas, I can't see people playing calls of Night Parrots being a threat to
something that has only just been photographed, whose ecology is little known
and lives in some of the remotest country in a massive, largely uninhabitated
island. Providing location details is a different matter.
I think that other comparisons (re: use of playback) made on previous comments
are irrelevant in this instance.
Mick
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From: Philip Veerman <>
To: 'Birding-Aus' <>
Sent: Friday, 5 July 2013 5:40 PM
Subject: Why the Night Parrot call recording should notbe made freely
available.
I have the call of the Regent Honeyeater, as do many other people, but that
is hardly a comparison. For one thing the Night Parrot lives in very remote
areas.
Most of my recordings are of their vocal mimicry of larger honeyeaters. I
also have film of this.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Mick Roderick
Sent: Friday, 5 July 2013 5:19 PM
To: Michael Todd;
Subject: Why the Night Parrot call recording should notbe
made freely available.
I totally agree with Mick,
Every birder knows that calls are the key to cryptic species, and it comes
as no surprise that this was the case with the Night Parrot. I just don't
know what people think is going to happen if/when the call is released.
Imagine it - you have the call of the Night Parrot on your phone, CD,
cassette, whatever - then what?? You're still basically back at square one
as far as locating birds is concerned.
I challenge everyone who has the call of the Regent Honeyeater to go out and
find one!
Mick
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