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The call of the kārearea (New Zealand falcon) was said to foretell the weather. If the bird screamed on a fine day, there would be rain the day after – if it screamed in wet weather, the next day would be clear. Listen to the cry of a kārearea.
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Reference: 22 December 2004
by Alan Gibson
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