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Late nesting Double-barred Finches?

To: Julian Robinson <>
Subject: Late nesting Double-barred Finches?
From: Tonya Haff <>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:42:53 +1100
On the same note, I flushed a DBF feeding what sounded like peeping nestlings in a nest at Mt Rogers two weeks ago.

tonya

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Julian Robinson <> wrote:
Two weeks ago I was surprised to see a DBF carrying nesting material to what looked like a nest under construction in Callum Brae.  This is very late for them to be nesting, at least according to the ACT Atlas.  At the time I assumed it might be practicing, or maybe they built roosting nests.  On returning to CB on Monday I checked again --  as I walked past the nest, a single bird flew out which I assume means they are actually sitting.

But I don't know if they build roosting nests in the wild, or if they would occupy them in the daytime. (The nest is roughly spherical grass exterior with a bit of a spout).

If not then maybe this is a late-breeding local record attempt.

Julian

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