{"id":29,"date":"2017-05-27T02:34:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T02:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2018-07-23T23:24:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T23:24:17","slug":"lyrebirds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"Lyrebirds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>* Listen to a 3-minute sample of mimicry and song &#8230;<\/h2>\n<h4>&#8230; from a Superb Lyrebird recorded by me at Mt. Airly, NSW, 30 May, 1995.\u00a0\u00a0 This extract is from a sequence that lasted over half an hour.\u00a0 Equipment used, Sony TCD D10 DAT recorder, Sennheiser ME67 gun mic.<\/h4>\n<h5><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-44\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-lyrebird_display_mta_180116_square-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-lyrebird_display_mta_180116_square-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-lyrebird_display_mta_180116_square.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 photo: Superb Lyrebird displaying at Mt Airly 18 January, 2016.<\/h5>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-mt.airly_.3min.300511.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-mt.airly_.3min.300511.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-mt.airly_.3min.300511.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h5>audio: Superb Lyrebird singing at Mt Airly 30 May, 1995 (3 minute sample).<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-some-lyrebird-facts.436kb.pdf\">*Download some lyrebird facts in pdf format (436 kb) here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>* Read on for a study of regional variation in territorial songs:<\/h2>\n<h3>Superb Lyrebird territorial songs from 23 locations of the Central Tablelands and Upper Blue Mountains of New South Wales.<\/h3>\n<h4>This songmap shows where I have recorded lyrebird songs since 1987.\u00a0 To hear the song from any one location, go to the list beneath the map and click on the sound icon.\u00a0 This draft study was created in 2006 and is an extension of my earlier <a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/BIRD-lyrebirds.powys_.1995.pdf\">paper<\/a> on lyrebird songs published in the journal &#8216;Emu&#8217; in 1995.\u00a0 Note that lyrebird territorial songs are unique to any one geographic location and change very little over time, for example the songs from Mt. Airly have stayed pretty much the same over a 30 year period from 1988 to 2018, (more about Mt. Airly at the bottom of this page).<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-lyrebird-map-high-res.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"1063\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-01.dunn_s_swamp.1999.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-01.dunn_s_swamp.1999.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-01.dunn_s_swamp.1999.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>01. Dunn&#8217;s Swamp (1999)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-02.running_stream_1995.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-02.running_stream_1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-02.running_stream_1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>02. near Running Stream (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-03.turon_river.1990.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-03.turon_river.1990.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-03.turon_river.1990.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>03. Turon River (1990)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-04.mt_airly.1995.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-04.mt_airly.1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-04.mt_airly.1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>04. Mt. Airly\/Genowlan (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-05.winding_pinch_creek.1995.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-05.winding_pinch_creek.1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-05.winding_pinch_creek.1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>05. Winding Pinch Creek (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-06.blackmans_crown_1988.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-06.blackmans_crown_1988.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-06.blackmans_crown_1988.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>06. Blackman&#8217;s Crown (1988)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-07.gang_gang_1991.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-07.gang_gang_1991.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-07.gang_gang_1991.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>07. Gang Gang Reserve (1991)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-9\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-08.near_ben_bullen_1995.mp3?_=9\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-08.near_ben_bullen_1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-08.near_ben_bullen_1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>08. near Ben Bullen (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-10\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-09.baal_bone_gap.1995.mp3?_=10\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-09.baal_bone_gap.1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-09.baal_bone_gap.1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>09. Baal Bone Gap (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-11\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-10.horse_gully_creek_1994.mp3?_=11\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-10.horse_gully_creek_1994.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-10.horse_gully_creek_1994.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>10. Horse Gully Creek (1994)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-12\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-11.blackbutt_mt._1991.mp3?_=12\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-11.blackbutt_mt._1991.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-11.blackbutt_mt._1991.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>11. Blackbutt Mountain (1991)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-13\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-12.long_swamp_road_1995.mp3?_=13\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-12.long_swamp_road_1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-12.long_swamp_road_1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>12. Long Swamp Road (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-14\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-13.lagoon_creek_1994.mp3?_=14\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-13.lagoon_creek_1994.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-13.lagoon_creek_1994.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>13. Lagoon Creek (1994)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-15\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-14.turpins_creek_1988.mp3?_=15\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-14.turpins_creek_1988.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-14.turpins_creek_1988.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>14. Turpin&#8217;s Creek (1988)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-16\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-15.blackfellows_hands_1991.mp3?_=16\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-15.blackfellows_hands_1991.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-15.blackfellows_hands_1991.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>15. Blackfellows&#8217; Hands (1991)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-17\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-16.glow-worm_tunnels_1994.mp3?_=17\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-16.glow-worm_tunnels_1994.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-16.glow-worm_tunnels_1994.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>16. Glow-worm Tunnels (1994)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-18\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-17.eskdale_gulf_1994.mp3?_=18\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-17.eskdale_gulf_1994.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-17.eskdale_gulf_1994.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>17. Eskdale Gulf (1994)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-19\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-18.eusdale_creek_1988.mp3?_=19\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-18.eusdale_creek_1988.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-18.eusdale_creek_1988.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>18. near Eusdale Creek (1988)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-20\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-19.state_mine_gully_1995.mp3?_=20\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-19.state_mine_gully_1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-19.state_mine_gully_1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>19. State Mine Gully (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-21\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-20.mt_.wilson_1995.mp3?_=21\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-20.mt_.wilson_1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-20.mt_.wilson_1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>20. Mt. Wilson (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-22\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-21.mt_.victoria_1995.mp3?_=22\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-21.mt_.victoria_1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-21.mt_.victoria_1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>21. Mt. Victoria (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-23\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-22.blackheath.1995_1.mp3?_=23\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-22.blackheath.1995_1.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-22.blackheath.1995_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>22. Blackheath (1995)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-24\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-23.near_jenolan_caves_1995.mp3?_=24\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-23.near_jenolan_caves_1995.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-23.near_jenolan_caves_1995.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4>23. near Jenolan Caves (1995)<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>* This next study on invitation-display calls &#8230;<\/h2>\n<h4>&#8230; was published in <em>Audiowings<\/em>, the journal of the Australian Wildlife Sound Recording Group, in July 2008.\u00a0 These calls are the strange twanging, whirring and clicking sounds made by male Superb Lyrebirds.\u00a0 Sounds are included at the end of the article.<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-78\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation1.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation1-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation1-723x1024.jpg 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-79\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation2.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation2-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation2-768x1095.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-invitation2-718x1024.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Here are some typical sounds of invitation-display calls.\u00a0 The clip starts with twanging, then develops into the blick\/gallop\/twang pattern typical of lyrebirds in the Central Tablelands of NSW.\u00a0 This bird was recorded at Baal Bone Gap west of Lithgow NSW, 5 July, 1995.<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-25\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-64.baalbone.twangs_blicks_hoofs.mp3?_=25\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-64.baalbone.twangs_blicks_hoofs.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-64.baalbone.twangs_blicks_hoofs.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Here are some clicking calls, recorded near Ben Bullen, west of Lithgow NSW, 8 July, 1995.<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-26\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-clicking.nrbenbullen.mp3?_=26\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-clicking.nrbenbullen.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-clicking.nrbenbullen.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>And lastly, these seldom-heard choofing or huffing calls were recorded at Dunn&#8217;s Swamp near Rylstone NSW, 28 June, 1999.\u00a0 Similar calls have been recorded in other areas of the Central Tablelands of NSW.<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-27\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-choofing.dunns_.mp3?_=27\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-choofing.dunns_.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-choofing.dunns_.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>MONITORING PROJECT:<\/h2>\n<h2>The territorial songs at Mt. Airly have not changed in 30 years (1988-2018).<\/h2>\n<h4>I have been regularly recording the songs and calls of Superb Lyrebirds at Mt. Airly (near Capertee, NSW) from 1988 to 2018.\u00a0 In 1988 I used a microcassette recorder, then progressed over the years to better equipment &#8211; and better recordings.\u00a0 I present here (with sonograms and audio clips) a collection of territorial songs spanning a 30-year period, to show song similarities over time.<\/h4>\n<h4>Mt. Airly lyrebirds have two different territorial songs that feature a series of repeated notes; one version sounds like rapid bubbling, the other has a series of slower chu-chu-chu notes.\u00a0 Both types occur during bouts of singing from any one bird.\u00a0 The introductory up-down notes show some variation over time, but the main part of the song (for both song types) has not changed structurally over the years.\u00a0 Note that for any one bird and year, the number of territorial song syllables varies during a bout of singing.\u00a0 I did not record a &#8216;chu&#8217; song for 1988.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>The Bubble Song<\/strong>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1045\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-BUB-SONO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1266\" height=\"1077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-BUB-SONO.jpg 1266w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-BUB-SONO-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-BUB-SONO-768x653.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-BUB-SONO-1024x871.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1266px) 100vw, 1266px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Listen to the audio clips from the &#8216;bubble&#8217; sonogram:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-28\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1988-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.220988-9s.mp3?_=28\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1988-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.220988-9s.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1988-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.220988-9s.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>1988 &#8211; 22 September, afternoon.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-29\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1991-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.140691.1.28PM.mp3?_=29\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1991-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.140691.1.28PM.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1991-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.140691.1.28PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>1991 &#8211; 14 June, 1.28 p.m.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-30\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1995-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.300595.2.32PM.mp3?_=30\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1995-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.300595.2.32PM.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1995-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.300595.2.32PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>1995 &#8211; 30 May, 2.32 p.m.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-31\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-2018-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.090718.2.13PM.mp3?_=31\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-2018-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.090718.2.13PM.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-2018-TS.BUB_.AIRLY_.090718.2.13PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>2018 &#8211; 9 July, 2.13 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Chu Song<\/strong>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1046\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-CHU-SONO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1272\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-CHU-SONO.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-CHU-SONO-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-CHU-SONO-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-AIRLY-30-YRS-CHU-SONO-1024x679.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1272px) 100vw, 1272px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Listen to the audio clips from the &#8216;chu&#8217; sonogram:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-32\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1991-TS.CHU_.AIRLY_.140691.1.28PM.mp3?_=32\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1991-TS.CHU_.AIRLY_.140691.1.28PM.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1991-TS.CHU_.AIRLY_.140691.1.28PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>1991 &#8211; 14 June, 1.28 p.m.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-33\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1995-TS.CHU_.AIRLY_.300595-2.32PM.mp3?_=33\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1995-TS.CHU_.AIRLY_.300595-2.32PM.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-1995-TS.CHU_.AIRLY_.300595-2.32PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>1995 &#8211; 30 May, 2.32 p.m.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-29-34\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-2018-TS.CHU_.AIRLY_.090718.2.13PM.mp3?_=34\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-2018-TS.CHU_.AIRLY_.090718.2.13PM.mp3\">http:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SLB-2018-TS.CHU_.AIRLY_.090718.2.13PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>2018 &#8211; 9 July, 2.13 p.m.<\/p>\n<h5>Recording equipment used:\u00a0\u00a0 1988 &#8211; Aiwa microcassette with tie-pin microphone; \u00a0 1991 &#8211; Sony TCD D10 DAT recorder with ECM-MS5 one point stereo mic;\u00a0\u00a0 1995 &#8211; Sony TCD D10 DAT recorder with Sennheiser ME67 gun mic;\u00a0\u00a0 2018 &#8211; Olympus LS10 digital recorder with Sennheiser ME66 gun mic.\u00a0 Sonograms were made on a Mac using Amadeus Pro and Adobe Photoshop Elements.<\/h5>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>(page last updated by Vicki Powys 14 July 2018)<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Listen to a 3-minute sample of mimicry and song &#8230; &#8230; from a Superb Lyrebird recorded by me at Mt. Airly, NSW, 30 May, 1995.\u00a0\u00a0 This extract is from a sequence that lasted over half an hour.\u00a0 Equipment used, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/?page_id=29\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"onecolumn-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1096,"href":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/1096"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caperteebirder.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}