Day of the Night Heron

["Geoffrey Dabb" <>]

Alastair  -  See below.  Of course the whole area looks quite different now.  Apart from the tree removal the path has been relocated.  John Rawsthorne tells me there are large numbers of this species all over, including in Darwin.   G

 

 

 

From: Alastair Smith [
Sent: Friday, 26 August 2011 4:11 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Day of the Night Heron

 

Geoff,

Can you please post to Birdline ACT http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=11.

Interestingly I went down to KS last weekend and couldn't find the birds. Whereabouts are they? I looked all the way up to the lake.

Regards

Alastair 

 

From: Geoffrey Dabb <m("iinet.net.au","gdabb");">>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:34:23 +1000
To: Canberrabirds <m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");">>
Subject: [canberrabirds] Day of the Night Heron

 

As Terry says, several (I counted 4 this morning) night herons can be seen at the spot he indicated.  A family seems to have been living there over the last few years, although whether able to be recorded on a particular visit was a matter of luck  -  rather less luck being needed now.  The very exposed ‘hide’ is not relevant at present, and the exposed  roosts mean that the birds can be put to flight by a casual stroller along the pedestrian path.  Perhaps they will be more at home when the deciduous exotics regain their foliage.