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Red Centre Raptor Nest Dramas

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Subject: Red Centre Raptor Nest Dramas
From: Mark Carter <>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:57:08 +0100 (BST)
Hi Birders,
While we've all been enjoying the Sydney Eagle cam online I've had my own 
raptor nest-dramas going on here in the Red Centre.
I have a story on Bird-o right now about my hike up Mt.Gillen yesterday to 
inspect this year's Wedgetailed Eagle chick. I have been following those birds 
for a few years now so I feel like the chick's 
godfather! http://bird-o.com/2011/08/24/visiting-cain/
At the start of the week I was pleased to find that the Black Breasted Buzzard 
nest I've been monitoring now has an incubating female sitting in it so 
hopefully we'll get some chicks out of that one in a few months.

The breeding Letterwing Kites at Mac Clarke Reserve have well and truly packed 
up shop now and dispersed as the Long-haired Rat numbers have dropped off. 
While they were nesting we kept the site quite low profile- sorry to any 
birders who missed out but getting those chicks airborne was the priority!
Little Eagles seem to be setting up a territory again on Ormiston Creek/ Upper 
Finke River. I'll be out that way next week so I'll have a good look.
No reliable reports of Grey Falcon nests so far this season but we are all 
keeping an eye out...

Mark Carter- Red Centre Birding and Wildlife Guide, Surveyor and Consultant.
0447358045
http://www.desertlife.com.au
Twitter stream: @DesertlifeAus
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