We were discussing this last week and have also noticed a huge population crash
here in Northern Vic.. We haven't recorded any for the last two years, but are
not sure why.
Deb
--- On Sun, 5/7/09, Bob Cook <> wrote:
> From: Bob Cook <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Missing Pardalotes Central Victoria
> To: "birding birding-aus" <>
> Cc: "'Marlene Lyell'" <>
> Received: Sunday, 5 July, 2009, 10:31 PM
> Hi all
>
>
>
> I am wondering whether anyone else has observed the
> "disappearance" of
> Pardalotes, both Spotted & Striated, from Central
> Victoria over the last few
> months. Here at Axedale, between Bendigo &
> Heathcote, Pardalotes have been
> constant residents and active breeders (especially
> Striated) ever since we
> have been here - now 3 years. We have not seen any
> Striated since March and
> only one or two sightings of Spotted in April. We
> would regularly see up to
> 25 Striated Pardalotes around the house and perhaps 3
> rounds of breeding (in
> especially placed boxes) during 2008. I am wondering
> whether it has
> anything to do with either the aftermath of the Vic
> bushfires, or just
> generally a very dry start to 2009, or what??.
>
>
>
> We are about 30 kms North of the bushfire at Redesdale and
> 25 kms East of
> the fire in Bendigo, so I don't really see how that could
> be a reason.
>
>
>
> Has anyone else noticed a significant change in Pardalote
> presence?? Any
> explanation suggested?
>
>
>
> Bob Cook
>
> Axedale
>
> (now a lot wetter since reasonable rain starting in May)
>
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