Tom Fletcher sent me an email about a similar situation (see message below).
Interestingly Tom also notes that RTBC turn up in Lorne from time to time,
suggesting a possible isolated Otway population. Tom asks for any further
information. (I can find no records.) Tom's email is
Cheers,
Tim
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Hi Tim,
You may like to pass this on through Birding Aus. When I lived at Wandin North,
3137, (for 23 years) during the 1980/90's people regularly reported to me a
small flock of Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos. My son positively sighted this flock
passing around Little Stringy Bark Creek in the 90's. In those days I
unfortunately did not submit records as we do now.
We lived on 10 acres and each morning at dawn, approx. 100 Yellow-tailed B.C's
would assemble at dawn on our fruit etc. trees adjoining our house. Many would
feed on our back lawn. After working out their agenda for the day they would
then head off in all directions in flocks of about 6 to 10. Although I
personally did not record the Red-tails I am thoroughly convinced a small flock
existed in the Yarra Valley/Dandenong's.
A few records of Red-tails comes in from time to time from Lorne in the Otways.
If anyone can add to these records I would be most appreciative for the info.
Regards,
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: on behalf of simon starr
Sent: Thu 4/15/2010 9:02 AM
To: BA email
Subject: Red-tailed Black Cockatoos in Beenak forest
As a slight aside to this, last spring I was showing some visiting American
birders around the mallee. We had lunch at Lake Hattah and afterwards headed
off back south to Wyperfeld. Along the way one of the Americans asked me how
common Red-tailed Black Cockatoos are here? as looking at the field guide he
was surprised that he had seen one. He claimed that he had good views of one in
the Red Gums there while we were "off with the birds" in another direction. I
can understand that he didn't mention it at the time. They were new to the
country, seeing lots of new birds all the time ( especially cockatoos and
parrots at Lake Hattah! ), this was just another one. I quizzed him quite
extensively and its hard to think of anything else it could have been.
Needless to say I was a bit miffed at missing out.
It would seem likely that if this was one, this individual could have hailed
from the Darling River population, and follows a sighting of one in Mildura
some time back. I guess we will never know.
I cant add anything to the Beenak reports, other than to say that its a long
way from East Gippsland if they are Glossys, possibly more likely an escaped
pair of Red-tails that have nested ??
Cheers,
Simon Starr
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