O'Connor: Cockatiels

["Peter Ormay" <>]

When I lived at Ayr in N Qld as a kid Cockatiels used to come to the golf 
course there in 1000s. There was no spilt grain there as none was grown or 
handled in the area. It is a sugar cane and water melon growing district but 
the semi arid vegetation comes close to the coast in the district.  I 
wouldn't be surprised if we got lots of Cockatiels in the ACT with a little 
more climate change or a severe drought inland.  I saw a flock of 8 
Cockatiels near the airport about 1984. That was near the end of a severe 
drought in the ACT which probably extended into western NSW.
In 1984 Crested Bronzewings were a rarity in the ACT but their numbers built 
up steadily since.  Now they are very common.
Peter Ormay