Hi, Anthony
Thanks for picking me up on my slip with the change in eye colour. And yes,
it is the dark brown-eyed (younger) birds I've not seen many of.
Sorry for the confusion.
Regards
Michael Atzeni
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ANTHONY OVERS [SMTP:
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 January 1999 8:19
> To: 'Atzeni, Michael'
> Subject: RE: Grey-crowned Babbler - a local extinction in SEQ
>
> Hi Michael
>
> Thanks for this info on GCB's
>
> I have just started my PhD on GCB's, with Hugh Ford, Denis Saunders and
> Doug Robinson as supervisors.
>
> BTW Yellow eyed birds are at least three years old. Youngest birds have
> dark brown eyes. These get paler with time.
>
> Due to the wet winter the breeding season in Victoria in particular was
> very good. Doug has seen simple pairs of birds raising up to three
> fledglings.
>
>
> Cheers
> Anthony Overs
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Atzeni, Michael [SMTP:
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 2:39 PM
> To: 'Birding-Aus'
> Cc: Stephens, Carol; 'Robinson, Doug'; 'McConnell, Pat'; Gillbard,
> Dennis @ DNR
> Subject: Grey-crowned Babbler - a local extinction in SEQ
>
> I've started looking out for the eye colour
> (yellow in younger birds, becoming browner with age ) but this is often
> difficult to pick up in the field. I can only confidently say I've seen
> two
> yellow-eyed birds to date.
>
>
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