canberrabirds

Koel fed by wattlebirds

To: Stephanie Haygarth <>
Subject: Koel fed by wattlebirds
From: martin butterfield <>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:05:53 +1100
Excellent report!!

Is this the first record of the post copulation end of breeding of this species in the ACT? Looking back through a few ABRs I can only find a copulation record from Turner last year, nothing else.  Which Suburb was it in?

Martin

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Stephanie Haygarth <> wrote:
This morning I found a young Koel begging from and being fed by Red wattlebirds. It also solicited from passing Noisy Miners, who showed some interest. The koel's begging call was similar to that of a young wattlebird but seemed a little different — louder and sharper. The miners' interest made me wonder whether koels are programmed to make a generic begging sound that works on several species.

It stayed in one eucalypt for a while, begging, then flew back to what I took to be its nest in a neighbouring tree (see pic). After more feeding in the nest, it then flew into a low bush in a nearby backyard and began helping itself to plums. It was characteristically shy of photography.

Sorry about the quality of this pic — a tiny camera.

Stephanie






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