Most famous Canberra bird?Re: [canberrabirds [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Well I have to admit that to the uninitiated/novice
birder a bird with a name Powerful Owl has more pulling power than lets
say a Long-toed Stint. The location also helps. PO is close to a reputable
cafe and not at the sewage works. The Lewin's Rail at commonwealth park
must be up there - tho' I think it was unable to entice Mark Clayton away
from his work. Finally once located for the day there was not much chance
of missing it as it stayed roosting until dusk. Nothing ellusive here.
The only risk being whether Mr McGregor chased you with his rake ( no offence
intended).

cheers
Richard

Julian Robinson <>

30/05/2007 03:22 PM

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Subject	[canberrabirds] Most famous Canberra bird?

re the illustrious Owl -- is there any other single bird
that has received as much attention as (i.e. been more famous than) the
ANBG Powerful Owl, ever, in the ACT?  As has been pointed out, this
is not a totally trivial exercise when it comes to getting new members
to COG and winning environmental arguments, although measurement might
be tricky.  A BFI = bird famousness index could be based on the number
of people, inc enthusiasts, experts and the public, who a) travel to see
it, and b) know about it.  This owl surely must be a good candidate
-- or have there been greater stars in COG history? 

Julian

At 01:39 PM 30/05/2007, Philip Veerman wrote:
It appears sensible to me that the Powerful Owls are not
Declared threatened in the ACT . There are so few of them in the ACT that
protection status is not much of an issue. More to the point, their favoured
habitat is well preserved in the ACT. There is little more that would need
to be done for them. Compared to so many other species that live in woodland
habitat that is under threat. In NSW the situation is different, as unlike
ACT, a lot of NSW forest habitat is in decline (in historical terms). They
are not as specialist in feeding as has been previously thought.
 
Philip

Cheers

Julian
Canberra
Australia

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