G'day Barry,
On the whole, most Australian birders wouldn't support the prolonged
use of call back. Generally most would frown on the use of call back
that might have adverse impacts on sensitive species.
I don't know if there is any consensus on how many times it is OK to
play a call in any particular period at a location (e.g., once in a 10
minute period).
Personally, I don't use call back.
Regards, Laurie.
On 08/07/2013, at 9:31 AM, martin cachard wrote:
Hi Barry,
I think my opinions on this practise are well known but, I for one,
don't like it... I feel it is unsporting, to say the very least.
The only times I ever have used playback are at night time when the
odds even out a little given the lack of visual cues available. BUT
I never use playback at night between May-November when most of our
owl species are breeding...
Now I think it's time I ducked for cover on here!!!
Cheers,
Martin Cachard
Cairns
From:
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 14:54:47 -0400
To:
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Recorded Bird Songs and Calls
I'm an American birder who is planning an Aussie birding trip
later this
year. I plan to drive from Sydney to Cairns over a six week
period, mostly
in October, mostly along the coast, with a detour inland to take
in Bowra
Station.
I'd like to know what Aussie birders think about the use of
recorded bird
songs and calls to elicit a response from birds – either a vocal
response
or by the bird flying in to check out the call. Here in the US,
it is
rather controversial, with some birders approving of it and some
not. Many
birders use recorded songs and calls to locate birds, but it isn't
talked
about much, because of the disapproval of some people. I'm not
trying to start
a discussion of the pros and cons of the practice – I'm very
familiar with
the arguments on both sides of the question - I would just like to
know
what Aussie birders think of it.
Here at home, I use recordings sparingly, never for endangered
species,
and not when there are other birders around who might get confused
into
thinking they heard the actual bird. I am considering doing the
same thing on
my Aussie trip, but I would like to know the local feeling about the
practice. I would be glad to get responses by email, since the
subject might not
be appropriate for an extended discussion on the forum. I
certainly don't
want to start up one of those discussions that generate a lot of
heat and
not much light. I hope that doesn't happen.
Having disclosed that I am considering using recorded calls in
Australia,
I would like to know which species might be likely to respond. If
it is
like the US, the answer to that would vary with season and
location, as well
as with the individual birds, but some species are more responsive
than
others, generally. I suspect it is the same in Australia.
Thanks for any info anyone can give me.
Barry BrugmanUSA
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