Vella:
There is a good possibility that a nest or potential nesting site is
nearby. I have watched males hang around the same spot waiting for a
female to approach (not necessarily his mate) and when she does he'll fly
down and start to dig -- a behavioural phenomenon called the "audience
effect". If the bird is a male and if it is calling then look around for
a nest (a hole dug into thhe ground, under s rock -- nest holes can be
placed in very unlikely places such as adjacent to a drain pipe along side
of a very busy road no more than 20 mm off the ground, etc.). Then again,
you may have found a roost. If it is a roost, is the bird alone?
Cheers, Jim
On Wed, 10 Sep 1997, Vella, Edwin wrote:
>
> G'Day All
>
> In the last 3 day's as I wait to catch my regular bus from home to get to
> the Sation for work, I have observed a Striated Pardalote (Red-tipped
> eastern form) feeding in a small Eucalyptus a metre away from where I
> wait for the bus. It appears to to feeding on lerps and tends to move off
> just before the Bus arrives (on Monday morning it almost ran in to me
> when It took off). Like most Pardalote's they tend to be quite unafraid
> of humans when feeding and I find it amazing that its has been feeding in
> the same tree at this time of the morning (6:30 am) in the last 3 days in
> a row. However this could be the tree where it roosts.
>
> Edwin
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