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Bird with Red bottletop around beak/head identified

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Subject: Bird with Red bottletop around beak/head identified
From: desley williams <>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:23:37 +0000
To Birding Aus      From Desley Williams   member BOCA Mackay

I refer to my email sent early Sept. regarding an unidentified bird with a red 
rubberband or bottletop around its beak and head seen at our Baptist church 
service, which operates under a school building.    I saw that bird about 5 
weeks later, still surviving;  and again last Sunday 16th; it is very good 
condition and we got a close up view, it is definitely a Great Bowerbird; and 
the red item is a bottletop.   Two teenagers had earlier seen it very close so 
we may be able to catch it.

After the 2nd sighting in early Oct, I asked the school secretary if the 
Gardener had seen it but despite a search of the grounds then a since, he has 
never seen it, niether have any of the teaching staff; her suggestion was 
perhaps it is attracted to the church music on Sundays.  She gave permission 
for the local Mackay BOCA to look for it during school holidays; and   
hopefully find a bower and try to catch it.   I assume it is feeding on the fig 
trees in the grounds; there is also a school nature reserve.    Can anyone 
explain how this bird would be able to eat and drink.   Regards Desley Williams

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