On Saturday about 8 am there were many hundreds of
honeyeaters passing through Point Hutt Crossing, and
many passing through Booroomba Station near Tharwa.
The weather was still and sunny, tho not the cool
morning that they seem to like.
David
--- Andrea S Holland <> wrote:
> The undoubted highlight of the BASNA honeyeater
> migration/fire recovery trip today was first one and
> then three (within a metre or so of each other)
> shining bronze-cuckoos feeding on caterpillars
> within the Tidbinbilla waterfowl enclosure. One of
> the latter had a brown stripe through the eye (much
> more pronounced on one side) which some white above,
> which opened up the intriguing possibility of a
> horsefield's in the group, but consultation of
> HANZAB on return home confirmed it was a juvenile
> shining. A probable fourth bird with a much lighter
> face, and also partly barred, suggested a second
> juvenile. Even so 3-4 birds together including
> adults and juveniles is the most I can recall seeing
> together, apart from the puzzle of a possible family
> group for this parasitic bird. Perhaps the feast of
> caterpillars in the regrowth was the trigger to
> bring them together. No begging or attempt to feed
> the juveniles was observed.
>
> A group of about 6 varied sittellas with the first
> bird was also much appreciated, as was the platypus
> that very obligingly surfaced repeatedly for 10-15
> seconds in front of the group.
>
> No honeyeaters, however, were seen at Angle
> Crossing, and just 2 at the Tharwa Sandwash. It
> remains to be seen if the former was due to the very
> windy weather or the felling and windrowing of the
> pines above the ridge. These were still standing
> last year when the lucky participants of COG's
> annual trip to view this phenomenon witnessed such a
> spectacular migration. To find out join us on the
> COG trip to this spot next Sunday 10 April, meeting
> at 8 am just past the Tharwa Bridge.
>
> Jack Holland
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