I have at times wondered if the pines which used to be on the Northern side of the Tuggeranong Parkway (Greenhills??) were the route through which the honeyeaters fed into Canberra. If I have visualised Ian's line of travel correctly that might fit with extending this route northwards. Of course the poor blighters will get a horrible shock now when they cross Cotter Rd!
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Ian Fraser <> wrote:
It seems that the double line of old Red Gums and Yellow Boxes along the northern boundary of Narrabundah Hill (which I'm sure represents an old road line, and which, with the adjacent vigorous regeneration, always seems to be busy with birds) is also a locally significant movement corridor. Hundreds of Yellow-f HEs were passing eastwards along it this morning - and late in the piece, they were accompanied by a couple of White-napeds, the first I've seen moving this year. (I'm wondering how many honeyeaters will be left for the Anzac Day Spectacular?!)
When they got to the end of it some continued straight on, along the northern edge of Duffy; others veered south-east towards Cooleman Ridge. (This could also take them over Jean Caswell's house, as she reported last week.)
best to all
Ian
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