Wedgies

I saw 2 wedgies soaring between Surveyor
Hill and Dunlop Pond on Saturday morning. I couldnt work out whether they
were adults or immature birds as they were too far away.

Cheers
Marnix

"martin butterfield" <>

28/02/2005 04:18 PM

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Subject	[canberrabirds] Wedgies (and other things)
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About  a week ago we saw 1 wedgetail soaring
over Glenloch homestead, but didn't  get a good look at it. 
Today, coming back from the Cotter we saw three  birds over the Western
end of Bibaringa which is not that far from Coppins or  Glenloch if
you are an eagle.  I didn't get a good look at the third, but  the
two of which I did have very good views had a good lot of lighter brown
both  on the head and the underwings.  They were also very vocal. 
It would  seem that there might have been two successful nests just
to the West of the  City.
 
We  were out that way because Frances and I had decided
we needed an escape for a  few hours and headed to Works Road, via
Urriara Crossing and the eponymous  Homestead dam.  
 
We  went that way to check up on the Common Sandpiper. 
It had obviously heard  we were coming and decided to be elsewhere
as it was not present.  Getting  to the large dam at the Homestead
there were at least 2 musk ducks visible  (which was why we stopped
there.).
 
Going  down Blundell's Creek Rd was very quiet. 
However as we started to walk up  Warks Rd from the intersection things
livened up considerably.  It was  rather difficult to fit our
feet between the flame robins - mainly brown birds  but several lurid
males as well.  My estimate was at least 12 birds.   Many
yellow faced and white-naped honeyeaters grazing in the foliage with dy
of  the latter.  (1 white eared honeyeater on the way back.). 
Hordes of  grey fantails (inc dy) and 1 rufous fantail.  Rufous
and golden  whistlers.  On the way back one green satin bowerbird
emerged from the  epicormic growth of a eucalypt and it sounded as
though others might have been  lurking inside the growth.
 
Martin


[martin butterfield] 
 -----Original  Message-----
From: Overs, Anthony (REPS)  [
Sent: Monday, 28 February 2005  9:38 AM
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Subject:  [canberrabirds] Wedgies



On Sunday afternoon I saw three Wedge-tailed Eagles  soaring
very low over William Hovell Drive just west of the entrance to  'Glenloch'.
They were just above the pine trees on the property. All three  were
dark brown adult birds. This was the first time I've seen wedgies over
 WHD in ten years. I did see a pair down near Coppins Crossing once
which isn't  too far away.

Cheers 
Anthony 







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