5 Swifties at the site this morning, about 1130. Feeding in foliage of a
Yellow Box, presumably on lerps. Re Cons question from the other day about
flowering eucs, the only flowers I have noticed near the site were a small
number on a single Yellow Box and I haven't seen Swifties in that particular
tree. They are more likely to find flowering eucs (eg leucoxylon) in nearby
suburbia.
Re frogs, apart from one or two little calls that were probably Plains
Froglet, only Common Froglets calling from the drain. These were short,
territorial calls, and quite variable. I didn't hear their typical, longer
creeka-creeka advertising call. I haven't heard Whistling Tree Frog at the
site but they could well be here, they are present at Gooroo and Mulligans,
and I have recorded them around Mt Ainslie, although not recently. They
don't seem to call a lot during the day.
Re tree species present, I think Apple Box and Yellow Box are by far the
most numerous, with numbers of others next to the reservoir that have
obviously been planted at some stage eg cinerea, albens, nicholli?, and
others I don't recognize. The goniocalyx may also have been planted.
Cheers
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey Dabb
Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2008 8:08 AM
To:
Subject: Re: RFI swift parrots [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Marnix - I think we settled after some discussion that the apparent
(centre-stage) Apple Box is a Bundy E goniocalyx. Steve Holliday tells me
that the calling frog is a Common Froglet g
-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Wednesday, 7 May 2008 5:25 PM
To:
Subject: Re: RFI swift parrots [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Well I popped out at lunchtime today and there they were. At least 6 birds
roosting in an Apple Box by the drain at the north end of the reservoir.
They dropped down to drink at one point and were occasionally chased by a
Noisy Miner but not far.
As I stood there a pair of Wedge-tailed Eagles soared overhead displaying
beautifully just above the trees.
On a different subject can someone enlighten me as to what species frog I
keep hearing calling from the eastern end of the drain. My best guess is
its a Whistling Tree Frog or possibly another Litoria species. Quite a few
froglets were calling today as well.
Cheers
Marnix Zwankhuizen
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