The hobbies might have completed. There was a nest in a
pine at the NE corner of the Duntroon playing fields that you could watch while
queued at one of Canberra’s most irritating intersections – the
lights at Fairbairn Ave and Morshead Dve. Young from that fledged during
last week.
From:
Robin Hide [
Sent: Tuesday, 22 December 2009 7:39 AM
To: COG line
Cc: Vivien; Peter Ormay
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Hobby nest in Corroboree Park under threat
The Park authorities etc etc were all aware that there at
least two nests were being used in the tree- Hobbies high in an old Ravens
nest, and Gang Gangs below.
Apparently yesterdays crew found that the Hobbies nest was empty.
I've been told by several sources that two Gang Gang chicks were taken to the
RSPCA.
At 7 am this morning the Gang Gang adult pair were on/around the stump, calling
strongly and attempting to drive away SC Cockatoos.
No sign of the Hobbies this morning as yet. (Ive been told by a neighbour that
they saw them yesterday morning before the lopping).
Robin Hide
Vivien wrote:
According
to the ABC news a nest was taken to the RSPCA, which would indicate there were
chicks in it. So the search was not very good. I am presuming it
was belonging to the Gang Gang who was looking very unhappy on the news.
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Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 21,
2009 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds]
Hobby nest in Corroboree Park under threat
If
there was a known active nest in the tree it should be brought to the attention
of the manager of the department responsible for Canberra's urban parks.
A thorough search of the tree should have been done for birds' nests before any
tree surgery was carried out. This should be standard practice in spring and
summer when birds could be nesting.
