Australian BirdLife Spring 2025 Magazine

In this issue:

• Masters of Disguise While Australia is known for its boisterous cockatoos and honeyeaters, in this article John Peter examines the birds that prefer to fly under the radar
• Going Cuckoo? Over the years, Sean Dooley has noticed changes in the sounds of spring around Melbourne as formerly common species of cuckoo have become a rarity while two newcomers are adding a fresh note. Are these just localised trends or something bigger?
• The Sounds of Recovery After the Black Summer fires, the East Gippsland high country was a charred landscape of ruin, but listening to the landscape told a different story. Acoustic ecologist Andrew Skeoch shares his findings.
• Black and white victory In a rare win for the embattled Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoos, an application to bulldoze critical habitat in WA’s Cocanarup Timber Reserve has been denied.