Mystery bird call – Murray Sunset National Park (Vic)

I made an early morning recording on Pheenys Track in Murray Sunset National Park, Mallee habitat in NW Victoria, on 23/9/12. Just after 7am I can hear a very faint moaning call, generally one note every 15 seconds, around 400Hz, falling then rising over 1.5 seconds. I’ve uploaded a 20 second clip containing two of … Read more

Gifts of the Crow

Dear B-A, I have just received a copy of the book “Gifts of the Crow” by John Marzluff & Tony Angell, pub Free Press. I have only had a quick scan through it, but it looks like a good read, especially for the corvidophile. It is well reviewed by Bernd Heinrich and Irene M Pepperberg. … Read more