Use of old cars by birds (was the Bowerbird behaviour thread)

[Carol Probets <>]

Mick Todd wrote:
> The number of wrecked cars in remnants of bushland on the east coast 
> of Australia must be huge. When they are newly dumped they are an 
> eyesore admittedly. Older ones can be interesting though. I saw an 
> old FJ Holden in a nice little remnant at Tingira Heights (Lake 
> Macquarie) recently. I'd love to know whether they are used by fauna 
> as an alternative to hollow logs.....

Not an alternative to a hollow log, but there is an old dumped car in 
forest near Blackheath (NSW) which has a Yellow-throated Scrubwren 
nest hanging from its half rusted away ceiling.
cheers,
Carol





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