From memory, all the cormorants and darters nesting near Black Mountain
Peninsula nest in willows. They appear to prefer main branches which
are closer to the horizontal than the vertical and which are directly
over water. There is still some nesting activity going on near the
Sullivans Creek outlet.
Somewhat related to the willow story, there is another woody weed
growing along the LBG shoreline. I don't know what it is. While willows
appear to be able eventually to outgrow everything native, the newer
woody weed appears to be able to grow through willows.
Con
I have just consulted the ACT Government website in search of any
information about clearance of willows in the Territory but that
cupboard was bare. Does anyone on this list have any official
knowledge of the reason for the current clearances or is it simply
that these willows are the 'bad' species and funds are available to
hire a bulldozer?
Are willows in other areas of LBG (eg the other cormorant/darter
nesting site at Sullivans Creek - Black Mtn Peninsula) going to be
cleared? My impression is the birds nest in willows rather than poplars.
Martin
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 11:32 AM, roger curnow <
<>> wrote:
To John's list below add Pied-Cormorant.
/ roger/ curnow
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