Fabulous sighting.
You have to wonder where this bird is from. The last RH in the ACT was
about 4-5 years ago. My understanding is that in the last ten years
RHs have basically contracted to two populations: Capertee Valley
(NSW) and Chiltern Forest (Vic). Do single bird commute between the
two, or is there another population we don't know about somewhere
nearer to the ACT?
John Leonard
2008/9/21 Tobias Hayashi <>:
> Hi all,
> This afternoon at about 5pm I discovered a Regent Honeyeater at Cooleman
> Ridge NR, west of Chapman. It was behaving like a Red Wattlebird, chasing
> and being chased by 3-4 wattlebirds, and also attended by 3-4 Satin
> Bowerbirds. It was calling exactly like a Red Wattlebird (the various
> 'aggressive'/ territorial calls) except it was in Regent Honeyeater style
> (ie, quieter, less harsh).
> It was hanging around an area of regenerated wattles, about 2 metres high
> and rather thick. It is on the right side of the path directly up from the
> end of Freebody Place, Chapman, and past the gate. It was most often around
> a large eucalypt further down the path, opposite the smallish 'turtle pond'
> at the bottom of the path.
> Attached is a poor quality photo taken in the failing light.
> Cheers
> Tobias
>
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