Hello Martin
We haven’t contributed to the list
before, having only recently subscribed - though we read the postings most
days. We visit the eastern part of Tallanganda State Forest and National Park regularly (our lists are up on Eremaea for those
interested). Your posting about Rose Robin and Red-browed Treecreeper makes
us realise we have been remiss in not visiting the western part of Tallaganda !
It would be great to have the list’s
thoughts on a Robin species we have been seeing regularly this summer in the
eastern part of Tallaganda. We have tentatively identified it as immature
Pink Robin. Have you or others seen Pink Robins at Tallanganda or
elsewhere in the region? There is one recent record on Eremaea for Pink
Robin at Monga National Park, which is not very far from Tallanganda as the crow (or robin)
flies, but the Atlas does not list Pink Robin for this region over its breeding
season. The bird we have been seeing is a “brown” bird with
tan wing bars (definitely not buff or white bars). We have seen it on Rocky Pic Road regularly – though
not in the past few weeks. It feeds from the ground and is consistently
above 1000 metres elevation. For info, we also regularly see Scarlet and Flame
Robins at Tallaganda. The Flame Robin brown birds have buff or creamy wingbars
– and so look rather different to our mystery bird. BTW, the Flame Robins
are out in force at present – including three coloured males and half a
dozen brown birds queueing up to bathe in a tiny puddle on Rocky Pic Road yesterday
afternoon. Very lovely.
Kim and Geoff Larmour
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From: martin butterfield
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Sent: Wednesday,
23 March 2011 3:15
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To: COG List
Subject: [canberrabirds]
Red-browed treecreepers and Rose Robin
While out in Lowden
Forest Park on a planning foray for an outing during the BA Campout Chris Davey
and I each saw 2 Red-browed tree-creepers and I am confident they were
different birds. I also logged a Rose Robin.
Martin
