Martin is correct. Probably only 6 years ago. See
below. I’d thought I’d reported them during an earlier Swift
Parrot invasion, but only April 2008. So many Swift Parrot invasions,
they run together in my memory. (Thanks Janette)
Swift
Parrots and UM Galah
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These Galah tags may be left over from Judith Scarl's
investigation a couple of years ago into the vocalisation of the birds (she
had 43 tagged birds - many near Mt Ainslie/Majura). Judith is back in
America now. We were in regular correspondence with her, for several pairs
frequented our site in Ainslie and even today our regular pair (EW
and XA - though we sometimes see others) This one pair is quite tame and we
feel like 'old' friends as they quietly call from the Transact line near
our patio waiting for their morning feed. Tom Green used to say he was a
bit cross that investigations left such 'permanent' markers on the birds.
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Swift
Parrots and UM Galah
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At the overflow gully this morning there
were only infrequent views of small groups of SPs, about 6 flocks in 2
hours (7-15). They were being relentlessly chased by currawongs and
did not descend below the treetops. One currawong engaged in a
prolonged aerial pursuit of a single SP. This behaviour was a
contrast to the relatively relaxed and confiding flocks of 2005
- some of which are on the YouTube video Frank has drawn attention to.
Nearby was a tagged and banded UM (‘unhappy male’?) Galah feeding on the ground, if anyone is looking for
such. So far as I can make out the band says in part (top line)
‘DUF6 (or DUFS)’ and under that ‘200’ or
‘20D’.
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From: martin butterfield
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Sent: Monday, 27 December 2010 3:28 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb
Cc: ;
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] [Fwd: tagged galahs]
Assuming these are still from Judith's project it is more
like 6 years ago.
Some possibly more interesting follow-up questions are
- why are the tags not constructed so the they fall
off after "x" months? This would seem to be particularly
desirable if the tags are of a design such as might attract predators (as
seemed to be the case described in a COG Meeting this year with a
Black Cockatoo project in WA).
- why doesn't the Bandig scheme keep records of
post project observations to give insights into longevity of birds etc?
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:
These are reported periodically in North
Canberra and are associated with a project that must have been concluded, gee,
maybe 10 years ago. Michael Lenz knows the details, I think. Next,
someone asks why the tags weren’t removed at the end of the project.
From: Canberra Ornithologists Group Inc. [
Sent: Monday, 27 December 2010 1:16 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] [Fwd: tagged galahs]
Does anyone in COG know about these tags (see below)? - this query came to the
COG office email.
sandra h
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Dear COG Team,
I have a question about some birds I saw this morning. I was riding my bike
along Northbourne Ave today and spotted two galahs at the side of the road. I
thougt I saw some numbers on the side of their wings and indeed when I stopped
and went back, I saw that both birds had round tags wired to both of their
wings. They were round, approx 2-3cm diameter and had letters on them: BX and
TO. I assume they are part of some tracking survey. What's the story there and
is it helpful to report these sightings to you?
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Canberra Ornithologists Group Inc.
PO Box 301
Civic Square ACT 2608
Email:
Online: www.canberrabirds.org.au
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