Ian Anderson and I went to Callum Brae on Saturday morning to do some
birding. The woodlands look in very good condition, except for a few
weeds, and work has been undertaken to monitor/control rabbit numbers.
Bird numbers were good and we observed a fair number of species for this
time of the year. The kangaroos are getting very tame and obviously
used to having people around. It was a very pleasant outing on such a
nice sunny day.
While we were having morning tea near the main gate on Narrabunbah Lane
a young lad from the farm opposite came over and showed us a photo his
mother had taken of 4 Southern Boobooks in the trees near the
farmhouse. I'd guess it was a family group of parents and two
advanced-stage young and so there must have been breeding event during
the year and Callum Brae is serving its purpose well as a Nature Park
for Canberra.
Shortly after that, however, someone drove up and said: did you know the
RSPCA is moving out here shortly and will be located right next to the
Nature Park? Well I didn't and I don't know if it would have any impact
on the Nature Park anyway (barking dogs, escaping moggies????) --- but
maybe other chatliners know more about it than I do.
Regards
Tony Willis
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