I find that whistler spp respond to similar stimuli. When I want to attract a whistler I whistle “jo jo jo”, and this works for Golden, Rufous, Olive and Gilbert’s.
John Leonard
On 4 November 2011 10:28, Carl Weber wrote: > Peter, > > Yes, I did mean the BOCA CD. I tried playback on a number of occasions, including once when a whistler was in earshot, to no avail. When I stalked the red-lored whistler by following its calls, the I-pod was back in my vehicle. > > As a matter of interest, earlier that day I encountered a pair of whistlers calling to each other with red-lored calls, but when I managed to see one of them, it was a female Gilbert’s. I was not using playback at this time. Another birder later told me that on one occasion when he played red-lored whistler, a Gilbert’s came in. > > In retrospect, I wonder if using playback when very close to the red-lored whistler would have made a difference. I guess that my experience does not throw much light on whether regional differences matter, but I do think that Gilbert’s can imitate red-loreds, or share very similar calls. > > Carl Weber > > —–Original Message—– > From: Peter Shute [mailto:pshute@nuw.org.au] > Sent: Friday, 4 November 2011 12:21 AM > To: ‘carl.weber@optusnet.com.au’ > Subject: Re: [B-Aus] Round Hill – Lake Cargelligo: Woodswallow Irruption & Other Highlights > > Carl, the birdAus CD? Do you mean the BOCA CD? > > Did you use any playback? We found one in Murray Sunset NP in Victoria, and decided to try to get it closer for a photo. It ignored the first 20 seconds(?) or so of the track, then responded strongly to a particular call after that. > > I’m wondering if regional variations on the track matter to the birds. > > Peter Shute > > > ————————– > Sent using BlackBerry > > —– Original Message —– > From: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au > To: birding-aus@vicnet.net.au > Sent: Thu Nov 03 22:47:39 2011 > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Round Hill – Lake Cargelligo: Woodswallow Irruption & Other Highlights > > Round Hill – Lake Cargelligo: Woodswallow Irruption & Other Highlights > > > > A trip to Lake Cargelligo last weekend enabled me to make 3 afternoon visits > to the Sewerage Treatment Works, and spend two full mornings at Round > Hill-Nombinnie. I was not alone: there were up to 10 carloads of birders > around the Wheat Paddock and Whoey Tank and a veritable stream of visitors > to the STW. > > > > For me there were four highlights: > > > > . Three crake species – Baillon’s, spotted, and spotless – at the > STW. These were on clear view most of the time within 4 m of the excellent > bird hide; also present wood and marsh sandpiper and orange chat. > > > > . A flock of 500+ woodswallows darkened the sky when I got out of my > vehicle on the main Mt Hope road at the south end of the Nombinnie Reserve; > they were white-browed (90%) and masked (10%); this is my first sighting of > either species in 10 visits. > > > > . A pair of spotted nightjars roosting on the ground beside leaf > litter in the Wheat Paddock mallee; they had been found by a group from > Albury; my thanks to Lyle Harding for taking me there, which involved having > to actually find them a second time. > > > > . A red-lored whistler grudgingly gave brief views as I chased it > for 15 minutes through the mallee and emu bush; but it did entertain with > the full gamut of calls that can be heard on the birdAus CD. > > > > The local mallee endemics – shy heathwren, chestnut-backed quail-thrush, and > southern scrub-robin were all readily seen, as was Gilbert’s whistler. (Tony > and Stephanie Dawe found an active Gilbert’s nest which they kindly showed > me.) Honeyeaters were a little scarce, and limited to white-fronted, > grey-fronted, striped, white-eared, and spiny-cheeked. Splendid fairy-wren > in breeding plumage was common. Parrots and robins were scarce, although an > eastern yellow robin at the limit of its range was of some interest. > > > > Carl Weber > > > > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== > > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== >
