A little update from this morning. The mini-colony is best
located by scent. It is as if COG was holding a bring-a-plate function
and the entire membership chose sardine sandwiches.
From: martin butterfield
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Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2010 9:31 AM
To: Jack and Andrea Holland
Cc:
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Darter/Cormorant breeding
I did check the Sullivan's
Creek site about 3 (?) weeks ago and there were at least several nests
there.
I am unsure about the date but the water level was quite low, so it was
possible to get to see the nests by skulking through the vegetation. As my
presence did seem to be disturbing the adults I didn't go very far in and
didn't hang around.
Martin
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Jack and Andrea Holland
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wrote:
Hello
subscribers
Another
successful COG trip up the Molonglo Reach yesterday revealed significant Darter
breeding, with activity much the same as last year (despite the different
seasonal conditions), but including two nests on the now bare N
bank. In contrast Great and Little Pied Cormorant breeding
activity was very low (2 nests with birds sitting on them each), with no Little
Black Cormorant breeding observed.
Has anyone
recently checked the breeding of the latter at the colony near the mouth of
Sullivan's Creek this year, where this species now seems to breed, sometimes in
very high numbers?
Jack Holland
