canberrabirds

Odd Obs yesterday

To: <>
Subject: Odd Obs yesterday
From: "Tobias Hayashi" <>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:13:42 +1000
Hi all,
After school yesterday I thought I might go and see a sparrowhawk nest that I had found near Cooleman Court, Weston.
So I left Rivett on foot, and was presently halted near the Rivett shops by a beautiful male White-winged Triller hawking for insects.
As I was thus watching, I noticed that I was in fact standing 1 metre away from directly under a Willie Wagtail on its nest. I hastily stepped a bit away, but it did not seem to mind the traffic barely 2 metres below it (it was almost right over the main path).
I continued onwards, but was again stopped by a Yellow-rumped Thornbill feeding its young, again right over the path and so low I could have touched the nest.
I made it to Cooleman Ridge, where the sparrowhawk nest is in the casuarinas off the SW corner of the shopping plaza, about 50m in from Weston Creek Auto Centre (or whatever it was). The bird was showing, although not on its nest. Interestingly, I always seem to see only one bird, and always the same one (probably female judging by size). It often appears to be off the nest, but always hanging around within 30m. Attached is a photo of the bird. You can see the bill has blood stains on it, and also the remains of immature plumage high up on the breast.
Cheers,
Tobias 

Attachment:


*******************************************************************************************************
This is the email announcement and discussion list of the Canberra 
Ornithologists Group.
List-Post: <>
List-Help: <>
List-Unsubscribe: <>
List-Subscribe: <>
List archive: <http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds>
List manager: David McDonald, email 
<>
<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
  • Odd Obs yesterday, Tobias Hayashi <=
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the Canberra Ornithologists Group mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the list contact David McDonald, list manager, phone (02) 6231 8904 or email . If you can not contact David McDonald e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU