Grey Butcherbirds [SEC=PERSONAL]

["Dears, Nigel - AGNRM" <>]

We had a young butcher bird sit in our front tree in Chapman this
morning and performed a beautiful song for around 7 to 10 mins - what a
melody!!  We've lived there since 92 and it's our first.

Nigel


-----Original Message-----
From: Jenny Bounds 
Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2009 1:53 PM
To: 
Subject: Grey Butcherbirds

In the last week, Ive had a young Grey Butcherbird around my Weston
garden.
This is only the third record in 23 years of GBS surveys.  This bird had

caught something, had wedged it in a tree, and was tearing off chunks -
possibly a young blackbird, judging by the noisy adult blackbirds
nearby.

Im aware from the CIMAG chatline, that others in Chapman and Garran have

reported butcherbirds around their gardens for the first time or first
time
in many years.
cheers
Jenny


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