3 male Crescents still in ANBG during the week –
From: Jack and Andrea Holland
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Sent: Sunday, 8 August 2010 6:24 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Birds on the move
Based
on the lack of observations over this weekend the Crescent Honeyeater which was
present in my Chapman garden from early June has moved on. For the last
week or so of July he was very vocal and conspicuous up to Friday 30 July, then
only heard first thing on 31/7, 2 & 3/8. I had expected him to stay a
little longer.
Last
weekend more so than the present one, there was clear evidence of species
starting to move, with a couple of largish flocks (20 and 8) and well separated
of Diamond Firetails seen on Cooleman Ridge/Narrabundah Hill, in the
second case accompanied by about a dozen Red-browed Finches, the biggest groups
of either of these species seen in the local area this winter.
The
Scarlet and Flame Robins are also on the move, popping up where they weren't
present over the past two months. Still managed to find a pair of the
former this afternoon, and 3 of the latter this morning, 2 of which were males,
which typically have formed a high percentage (50%+) of the groups this winter.
