canberrabirds

squatters

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Subject: squatters
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:34:21 +1100

Good morning, Sue.  What were you doing on O’Connor Ridge on a Tuesday morning?  According to the Big H, CBs will nest in all sorts of places, including:  ‘on top of old drey of Common Ring-tailed Possums ... or disused nest of babbler ... or White-winged Chough’.

 

I did not see the frogmouth in the chough nest, but a few years ago at Campbell Park there was certainly a bronzewing in a chough nest.  I believe Elizabeth found it.  I think I have video of it somewhere.

 

From: Sue Lashko [
Sent: Tuesday, 24 November 2009 9:24 PM
To: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: [canberrabirds] squatters

 

At O'Connor Ridge yesterday morning, in adjacent trees were 2 chough nests, one unsurprisingly occupied by a chough with attendants close by, and the other occupied by a firmly ensconced and gently "omming" Common Bronzewing.  Has anyone seen or heard of this before?  (Alas, I do not own HANZAB).  I remember the Tawny Frogmouth occupying a chough's nest at Campbell Park a few years ago, but didn't know bronzewings were also squatters.

 

Sue

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