Koels - why so patchy?

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Hello Tonya,

 

Good point and once again I'll give an extract from the GBS Report, the part that follows my extract of yesterday. This sort of previously said the same thing as what you are suggesting. This information was correct at the time.

Common Koel Eudynamys scolopacea

...........They seem to inhabit only the suburbs locally and are the only species recorded in the GBS not to be recorded in bush areas around Canberra (except twice, COG Atlas & 1999-2000 ABR). They are probably attracted by fruit, that is not available in woodlands. No breeding records - yet.
Graphs on page: 95, Rank: 104, A = 0.00298, F = 6.12%, W = 3.6, R = 0.279%, G = 1.07.

 

Philip

-----Original Message-----
From: Tonya Haff [
Sent: Monday, 24 January 2011 10:02 PM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Koels - why so patchy?

Hi all,

I just moved  to O'Connor,
where there is a Koel that calls constantly, and I've noticed that Koel are
fairly common in the Inner North.  But I spend quite a lot of time in the
botanic gardens (like all day most days for much of the breeding season), and
have for the past few years, and I've only rarely ever heard a koel there,
despite the fact that there are tons of wattlebirds and orioles that could serve
as hosts.  Does anyone know why Koel are more abundant in the suburbs -
perhaps a diet of planted trees serves better than natives, and that's more
important than host abundance?  Any thoughts of opinions would be
appreciated!

Cheers,

Tonya


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