birding-aus

Re: Rosy Starling

To: <>
Subject: Re: Rosy Starling
From: "John Harris" <>
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 08:59:49 +1000
Further to my last little say about vagrants, it would be reasonable to suspect 
an 
aviary escapee if it was found in an urban park in some built up area but not 
in a 
more "remote" place.

There have been several occasions reported on birding-aus of lovebirds, indian 
ringneck parrots, etc turning up in suburbia.  I have seen a cockatiel in 
suburban 
Doncaster (vic) and been responsible for releasing a Northern Rosella into the 
wild in 
Ballarat many years ago, much to my parents disgust, when I was cleaning out 
its 
cage.

But let's all take a look at what the species is, its location and likelihood 
of it being 
kept before we make predictions.  If you are unsure about the occurrence of the 
species in aviculture then don't comment.  It only detracts from what is an 
outstanding 
observation.

Regards

John Harris
Year 9 & Environmental Coordinator
Donvale Christian College
03 9844 2471

--------------------------------------------
Birding-Aus is now on the Web at
www.birding-aus.org
--------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message 'unsubscribe
birding-aus' (no quotes, no Subject line)
to 


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU