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Late nesting Double-barred Finches?

To: "'Julian Robinson'" <>, "'canberrabirds chatline'" <>
Subject: Late nesting Double-barred Finches?
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:55:42 +1100
Hi Julian,

Two points, The ACT Atlas, as good as it is, is now quite old in its
data. More importantly in this case, yes finches do build roosting nests
sometimes, so that is a possibility. It could be a breeding attempt
too........

Philip 

-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Robinson  
Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2009 10:40 AM
To: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: Late nesting Double-barred Finches?

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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