As to the first paragraph, I would say ‘no’, if you
mean breeding evidence. Wintering SBBs remain in (or build up to) a state
of excitement, and the audience ‘green bird’ is often another male,
even at a bower.
From: Philip Veerman
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Sent: Sunday, 5 August 2007 6:13 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Birding diversions
On
one of several checks that the White-fronted Honeyeater was in its usual
spot today (it was), an all blue Satin Bowerbird arrived to feed (on the grass
by the look of it) on the lawn behind the its favourite bush. A green bird
appeared and after a minute the blue one went into courtship mode, doing its
silly looking dance and whirring noise. There is no bower there. I wonder how
serious that is and if I can stretch that to a "display".
Yesterday
two White-winged Choughs flew over my house. They were flapping heavily with
the effort and apparently panting, as they both had their beaks open. I have
only had White-winged Choughs here once before, I think, one stayed for
several weeks about 3 years ago.
Today
for a diversion I went to the ANBG, I saw the Powerful Owl in its usual place
(a personal success of 2 out of 3 tries) and pointed it out to 3 people. The
Little Wattlebird also appeared for me, still looking very scruffy. I heard the
Crescent Honeyeater in the Sydney forest gully. I heard 2 people discussing a
bird that they were looking at, it was a Red Wattlebird, calling in full
unmusical mode. Young lady said to young man who was hanging on to her, in
somewhat inaccurate identification, "it is a rooster".
White-fronted
Honeyeater was flitting through my Photinia hedge at last look at about
5.00 p.m. today.
