Cape York:
Savanna Woodland

As the light brightens the bird activity intensifies – Blue-faced Honeyeaters, Yellow Honeyeaters, Little Friarbirds and Rainbow Lorikeets call from the crowns of the eucalyptus trees. The ubiquitous Bar-shouldered and Peaceful Doves coo rhythmically and toward the end of the track a Pheasant Coucal hoots in the distance. Both Black-backed & Pied Butcherbirds sing to proclaim their territory while Rainbow Bee-eaters fly overhead, hawking for insects. If you listen closely you can occasionally hear the deep grunting coughs of Agile Wallabies.

This track was recorded in savanna woodland adjacent to a dry creekbed, a few kilometres from the recording location of the preceding three tracks. Lining this creek was a narrow band of lush vegetation and on the sandy creek bed itself a few small puddles of water remained. These natural corridors are used by many species as shady havens in the hot landscape and important water sources, especially in the dry season. In this track both Brown & Yellow Honeyeaters sing from the trees along the creek while many of the woodland birds can be heard from the drier habitat either side of the creek. From 28:22 a male Golden-shouldered Parrot sings for about a minute from a high perch in a eucalyptus tree.