I live opposite Macquarie Primary but have not noticed any roosting Superbs,
although I hear them most days, and a pair even visited my frontyard briefly :)
Rainbow Lorikeets, too, have become a daily occurence over the last few weeks
- maybe they are expanding from the Aranda and Hawker 'strongholds'? Also, a
few YTBCs in the casuarinas on Macquarie Oval - the first I can recall in the
c.8 years I've lived here.
Regards
Frank
-----Original message-----
From: "Sue Lashko"
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:48:18 +1100
To: "Philip Veerman" "canberra birds"
Subject: Superb Parrots in Aranda
> Hi Philip
>
> This could be because they have dispersed throughout Belconnen, especially
> Aranda, Cook and Macquarie. There were at least 23 in Lachlan St, Macquarie
> this morning. I hear them almost every day - 4 flew over just 5 minutes
> ago. A few days ago, I checked Macquarie Primary School to see if they
> roosted there at night as they did a couple of years ago, but there was no
> sign of any.
>
> Sue
>
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Philip Veerman <>wrote:
>
> > In an almost repeat of nearly the same thing as a year ago, I with Maria
> > and Judy went for the walk around the top of Mt Rogers (well marked walking
> > trail with lots of other people walking their dogs) at about 7:15 to 8:10
> > p.m. yesterday, to see the Superb Parrots. Encountered about 40 of them in
> > the duration. Very nice occurrence but about one third the number of Superb
> > Parrots as were there last year.
> >
> > Philip
> >
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