Recorded on the country of the Djab wurrung, Gariwerd, more recently known as the Grampians National Park, Victoria Australia.

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Gariwerd Dawn Chorus with nearby stream

Fryers Forest, Victoria, at 3am on a perfect spring evening on a full moon.

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Date: November 3rd, 2020

Magpies and Corellas under full moon in Fryers Forest, Victoria

5.30 am dawn chorus with with Kookaburras, Whipbird, Magpie etc. in Dorrigo World Heritage National Park, NSW, Australia

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Date: January 1st, 2014

Dawn chorus  in Dorrigo Rain Forest, NSW

Birds & bugs at Yourka Reserve (far north Queensland)

10 seconds of Dawn Chorus from Scottsdale Reserve (NSW)

40 seconds of Dawn Chorus - Scottsdale Reserve

2 minute Dawn Chorus from Scottsdale Reserve (NSW)

1 minute bird chorus Reedy Creek Reserve (Qld)

Grey Shrikethrush at Scottsdale Reserve (NSW)

#1 Who am I?

Red-backed Fairywren at Yourka Reserve (far north Queensland)

#2 Who am I?

Painted Button Quail found at Scottsdale Reserve, NSW.

#3 Who am I?

#4 Who am I?

Bar-shouldered Dove, Peaceful Dove, Brown Honeyeater, Little Friarbird.

Heavily timbered river banks. Semi-tropical appearance. Permanent water. Remote from habitation.

River bank, King River, Wyndham, East Kimberley

Little Friarbird, Bar-shouldered Dove, Brown Honeyeater, Reed Warbler.

Five minutes after (10) above the composition of songsters changed to a different group of birds with a different dawn chorus. Habitat as for (10) above.

Recording 2 at Freshwater spring in open forest, La Grange, Western Australia

Brown Honeyeater, Black Duck. Bar-shouldered Dove, Grey Teal (female), Reed Warbler.

Fresh-water spring in open forest country. Well-grassed surroundings. Dense paperbark saplings and rushes gave shelter for birds near water's edge. Open water enabled water birds to land and take flight freely.

Freshwater spring in open forest, La Grange, Western Australia

Magpie-Lark, Brown Goshawk. Wind in trees.

Shady trees along dry sandy river bed. Bird density was low, giving the impression that wild creatures were struggling to survive.

Trees along sandy riverbed, Yanrey River, mid-west Western Australia

Galahs, White-plumed Honeyeater, Wedgebill.

Dry billabong, fringed with low eucalypt trees and acacia shrubs. The rest of the billabong was covered with cracked mud and scattered green rushes. The galahs and honeyeaters moved among the treetops.

Dry Billabong, Brickhouse Station, Carnarvon, mid-west Western Australia

Ravens, Crested Bellbird. Twenty-eight, Parrot, Grey Shrike-Thrush, Southern Scrub Robin.

Edge of rocky outcrop in the Wheatbelt. Low trees and shrubs. Water run-off from rocks gave healthy undergrowth around outcrop perimeter which supported a high bird population. Competition for this area induced vigorous bird song.

Rocky outcrop in wheatbelt, Bilycatting Reserve, Western Australia

White-tailed Black Cockatoo, Rufous Whistler, Slender Tree Frog.

Jarrah forest. Dense undergrowth and tall trees along a creek bed with permanent water. Before sunrise. A part of the forest which is sheltered from regular burning and which maintains a long standing natural habitat.

Jarrah forrest, Windmill Gully, SW Western Australia

Red Wattlebird, Raven, Sittellas.

A young forest of Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) regrowth. Moderately tall trees and undergrowth represent a new mixture which, although not natural, is vibrant and beautiful.

Karri forest regrowth, Boranup, SW Western Australia

Black Duck, Coot, Mountain Duck, Wood Duck.
Waterbirds flew in and out all night at a large waterhole in a forest clearing. Microphones placed in mid-stream just above water level on a long pole stuck in !he muddy floor of the pool. Sounds recorded all night.

Large waterhole in forest clearing, Manjimup, SW Western Australia

Banjo Frog (Pobble Bonk), background frogs (crinia spp.), Raven.

A dairy farm waterhole which attracted frogs and waterbirds. Tall trees and native understorey nearby supported many bush birds.

Dairy farm waterhole, Greenbushes, SW Western Australia

Splendid Blue Wren, Laughing Kookaburra, Magpie.

The back paddock of partly cleared farmland. Permanently wet and green with densely vegetated swamp nearby; a habitat which is
quickly disappearing.

Partially cleared paddock near swamp, Boyanup, SW Western Australia

Brown Honeyeater, Reed Warbler, Pied Butcherbird, Willy Wagtail.

Cadjiput thickets interspersed with open grassed areas. Permanently moist and green. Undisturbed, natural habitat. Sub-tropical.

Subtropical open country, Roebuck Plains, Broome, Western Australia

Northern Chowchillas.

Dense tropical rainforest. Sounds at daylight after a night of rain. Chowchillas dominated the vocal scene at dawn for half an hour.

Dense tropical rainforest, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland

Raindrops, Victoria Riflebird, Wampoo Pigeon, Rufous Shrike-Thrush.

Dense tropical rainforest Rained at night Water still dripped from leaves at dawn. Sunny, clear day followed.

Dense tropical rainforest, Tully, Queensland

Northern Chowchillas, Eastern Whipbird, Fantailed Cuckoo (male).

High on mountain top overlooking town of Atherton. Tropical rainforest pocket. Sharp line of demarcation separated rainforest from eucalypt forest.

High mountain top overlooking Atherton, Queensland

Spotted Catbird, Northern. Chowchillas, Eastern Whipbird, Brown Warbler.

Half way up mountain track through tropical rainforest to Atherton Tableland. Steep slope made camping and recording difficult.

Mountain track in tropical rainforest, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland

Noisy Friar-bird, Blue-faced Honeyeaters, Grey Thrush, Brown Honeyeater.

Wide stretch of sandy country north of Brisbane. Diverse habitat of sandplain, sandhills, heathland, rainforest. ocean-front, river traverse. This habitat was light forest: scribbly gum, bauhinia, banksia, acacias, paperbark.

Sandplain heath and rainforest, Cooloola National Park, Queensland

Purple-gaped Honeyeater.
30 km east of Norseman in Salmon-gum/gimlet forest. Red sandy loam supporting acacias and eucalypts. Icy cold weather.

Salmon gum/ Gimlet forest, Norsman, Western Australia

Splendid Blue Wren, Grey Shrike-Thrush, Golden Whistler, Rufous Whistler, Slender Tree Frogs.

Jarrah forest (same as previous recording. These birds began calling later than those in (5) above. Before sunrise. Continuous bird calls progress through the periods of pre-dawn, dawn and post-dawn for about 1112 hours before developing into less continuous communication calls.

Second recording of Jarrah forest, same location as track 5.

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