Mystery Call from Royal NP, Sydney
By Birding-Aus, on August 24th, 2013
Hi all, I discovered this call on a recording I made in early March this year in the Royal National Park, NSW. http://xeno-canto.org/146261 Rose Robin’s were in the area and heard soon after this call ( here is the Rose Robin call for comparison – http://xeno-canto.org/146119 ), so it could possibly be an atypical Rose Robin call. However, I’ve never heard anything like this one before. Would be interested to hear your thoughts! Regards Marc Anderson =============================== 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 ===============================
I am fairly familiar with Rose Robins and the mystery call doesn’t sound like one to me, but I have no idea what else it might be. It would be interesting to know. Cheers, Merrilyn On 25/08/2013 4:03 PM, Allan Richardson wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi Peter – Yellow-throated Scrubwren usually weaves mimicked calls in with its own calls, so you can usually pick them out of the bunch fairly easily and this call doesn’t have the jizz of Y-tScw. Bringing up the local list is a great idea for looking for potential culprits though. Allan On 25/08/2013, at 3:55 PM, Peter Shute wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Is Yellow-throated Scrubwren a possibility? I’ve never seen or heard one in real life, I’m just listening to recordings of birds on the Eremaea list for Royal National Park. The frequency range seems similar, if not the call, and the field guides say it’s a mimic. Peter Shute Sent from my iPad On 25/08/2013, at 10:31 AM, “Marc Anderson” < marc@wildambience.com> wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
If you have any local recordings of Scarlet Robin – I think it would be worth comparing the tonal range and structure of the call’s first section with them and the Rose Robin you had on the day to see what you come up with. Allan On 25/08/2013, at 12:31 PM, Marc Anderson wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
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I agree Marc – if you have a grassy under-storey that would rule out L-b Scrubwren and I think Tom would agree, I think were were thinking that it was wet sclerophyll, which isn’t usually grassy. Grassy forest could suggest Scarlet Robin perhaps (that first section of the call is a little like what they produce), but I’m guessing they’re not usually found in Royal NP??? It’s amazing how many little small contact type calls birds make that are outside our most usually heard suite – that final trill does sound like it could come from a robin. Allan On 25/08/2013, at 12:20 PM, Marc Anderson wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
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Hi Alan, it was in tall wet sclerophyll forest at the southern end of Lady Carrington Drive. The recorder was left remotely so I don’t know the position of the bird. Thanks Marc On 25/08/2013 10:05, Allan Richardson wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi Marc, To narrow down the possibilities, if you can remember, can you give us some habitat context? i.e. was the bird calling from the canopy, mid-storey or low down? I’m assuming you were in wet sclerophyll forest if you had Rose Robin, although you might be in the period when they start moving out into drier habitats for the colder months? Allan Richardson Morisset NSW On 24/08/2013, at 10:07 PM, Marc Anderson wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================