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Anyone want Red Junglefowl for their Victorian list?

To: John Tongue <>
Subject: Anyone want Red Junglefowl for their Victorian list?
From: Michael Todd <>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:42 +1100
Feral chooks!

Interesting that you should say this. I know of two locations near where I live (Molewsorth, 30 km west of Hobart, Tasmania) where there are little families of chooks (mostly roosters admittedly- I haven't seen chicks yet). I see them in the bush on the roadside as I drive past. They've obviously been dumped but they are surviving quite well and have been there for at least 5 months. Of course, we don't have many foxes in Tassie so there is one predator that is absent.

I'll be interested to see how long they survive for. I've only seen the one chook roadkill so far.

Other local news is that we have been getting Blue-winged Parrots regularly in the last week or two. I'm hoping they hang around. Also Satin Flycatchers have arrived although they may have just passed through.

Cheers

Mick


John Tongue wrote:
Red Junglefowl, or 'Foghorn Leghorn'?

John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.


On 20/11/2009, at 3:53 PM, Steve wrote:

G'day all

I called into the Trawalla State Forest (a few km east of Beaufort in western 
Victoria) to check if Satin Flycatchers had returned (they had and I saw 
several at close quarters).  A large, moving object caught my eye at one point 
and walking towards me through the box forest was a Red Junglefowl.  This was a 
resplendent male with white and cream plumage and magnificent red comb and 
wattles.  It eventually wandered right up to me in response to my 'chook chook' 
calls.  When I walked away it gave a crow and proceeded to forage in the 
forest.  I suspect you would have to be quick to twitch it - no doubt it will 
be a meal for a fox in no time.

Cheers
Steve

Website: http://members.datafast.net.au/clarkja/swvicbirds/
Twitter: @Steve_Clark



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