Yellow-rumped Thornbills Breeding?Re: [canberrabirds [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

I had a Yellow-rumped Thornbill nest building
in Curtin on Monday. Maybe they are just building a cocoon/sleeping bag!
Also 3 Noisy Friarbirds heading east on Monday.
A Wedge-tailed Eagle over Woden at lunch
today. Hold on to your Chihuahuas!

cheers
Richard

"Lindsay Hansch" <>

18/05/2007 02:19 PM

To	"COG-L" <>
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Subject	[canberrabirds] Yellow-rumped Thornbills Breeding?

A pair of YRTBs are busy building a nest
in a sheoak in our backyard.  A couple of years ago a pair also built
a nest in the same tree in late May but it did not result in any addition
to numbers as the nest was abandoned without (as far as we could tell)
any eggs being laid.  It will be interesting to see what eventuates
from the current activity.  Also interestingly this pair has built
on the windward side of the tree (it will be interesting to see if it survives
today’s wind), unlike all of the other several nests built in the tree
since we have been here, which have always been on the lee side.
 
Regards
 
Lindsay Hansch
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