I see yellow robins fairly frequently while riding along the bike
path through Westbourne Woods between Government House and Yarralumla.
Nick Payne
From: martin butterfield
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Sent: Tuesday, 15 April 2008 20:43
To: Frank Antram
Cc: Paul T.; COG list
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Yellow Robins at ANBG [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Perhaps a key point to make is that ANBG
is a (perhaps the) reliable spot to see this species in the urban
area. The ACT Bird Atlas shows them as mainly occurring in the ranges and
refers to them also being found in "dense vegetation along wet
gullies".
The Atlas, published in 1992, also says the species
"sometimes visits suburban gardens" which led me to take a squizz at
the GBS results for this species. It has been recorded in 258
observations, but only 4 of them have been since July 1999. In terms of
abundance over 26 years this species rates as 112th out of 230 recorded in the
GBS
