The Tawny Frogmouth nest mentioned below has been occupied for some weeks, but
on Saturday 31 Oct it was empty.
Merrilyn Serong.
Dr Richard Nowotny wrote:
> For anyone in Melbourne (or visiting Melbourne) who would like to see a
> roosting Tawny Frogmouth up close and fairly personal there is (or at least
> there was on Sunday 25th Oct) an adult with two well advanced chicks on a
> nest above the entrance road to You Yangs Regional Park (about 40 mins
> south-west of Melbourne down the Princes Freeway).
> The exact location is: Driving OUT of the park, the boom-gate is on a
> road island on which there are 2 large eucalypts. The second (outermost)
> of these two trees has a major branch that overhangs the exit lane, on
> which the nest can be clearly seen directly above the road (? about 6-8
> metres high).
> Apparently this is a well known annual nest-site for this bird.
> Good luck.
> Richard
>
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> From: Dr Richard Nowotny,
> Melbourne, Australia.
> Tel. (w) 61-3-9214.1420
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