Grey Butcherbirds [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[martin butterfield <>]

Fair call Geoffrey.  It might take a wee while, but a couple of appropriate Google Earth images will do the trick.  Most effort will have to go into removing the markers indicating the location of McDonalds outlets and other fundraising activities by Google!

With regard to the vegetation, that is currently readily summed up in one word: dying.

Martin

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Martin   -  Some years ago, in the early stages of this chatline, the co-ordinator asked that, for the benefit of non-Canberrans, contributors explain the location of all sites referred to.  This, I think, was impracticable, and I, along with the rest of us, have not complied with the suggestion.  However, in your case, in view of the many interesting and clearly non-suburban observations from your home area, I think it would be very useful if you could explain just where your property is in relation to Canberra, and give an idea of the vegetation and any other bird-related features of it.    Geoffrey

 

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To: Perkins, Harvey

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Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Grey Butcherbirds [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

 

The Grey Butcherbirds are being very vocal around Carwoola at present.  I don't know why this is - perhaps they're complaining about the extreme dryness of the area.

While we usually have a large number of Noisy Miners in the upper (about 40m higher altitude) parts of our property they have only been itinerants in my GBS site: typically, flying into a tree; staying there making a ruckus for a few minutes; and then moving on.  However when they appear it is often in a flock of 20+ birds (which is bigger than the groups usually seen up top.

Martin

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Perkins, Harvey <> wrote:

Well what do you know - this morning I had TWO Grey butcherbirds at my place in Kambah. At least one was an adult, but the other I only heard. They were very active and vocal. As were the Noisy Friarbirds!

 

I've probably recorded Grey Butchers about half a dozen times previously around home, over about half a dozen years.

 

Another unfortunate arrival to my GBS area is a small group of Noisy Miners. I've been GBSing at my current place since 1994 and had had a couple of records of itinerant Noisy Miners, but since 26 January this year there has been a group of at least three (maybe more) that move around the area, and being characteristically noisy!

 

Harvey

Harvey Perkins
CRC Strategy and Communication Section
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Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

 

 

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