The same goes for male and female peewees, blackbirds and anything else that is sexually dimorphic. I think you will find the answer is still one even though when the GBS first started I asked the same question and was told 2 in the case of single male and female peewee. I have had people tell me in the past that if they saw a wattlebird over say three days then they put three! Obviously still problems with the GBS!
Mark
From: Anthony Overs [
Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2011 12:07 PM
To: Paul T.
Cc:
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] More Satin Bower Birds in Higgins
Hi Paul and others
Since moving to Mataranka St in Hawker in January I've seen a green Satin Bowerbird once every couple of weeks or so, sometimes every week for a month (trying to remember what's on my GBS chart...). In the past few weeks I've had a blue/black bird visit on several occasions. He has also been seen by friends further down the street. Haven't seen him for a week or so. He could be at your place!
It has raised a GBS conundrum again. The maximum number of Satin Bowerbirds I've seen in any one week at any one time is one, despite the fact that I saw a green bird and a blue bird in the same week (at different times). What is the total number I put on the chart?
Cheers
Anthony
On 20 October 2011 11:56, Paul T. <> wrote:
Howdy All,
Further to my email of yesterday detailing a first sighting of bower birds for me here in Higgins....... I was just down the street checking whether the bird I saw in evidence yesterday was there (I heard it in a large conifer two houses down from my place this morning when I was hanging out the washing) but I didn't see the black male bird of yesterday. I did however see 2 green birds, but not close enough to tell you beak colour or anything like that for attempting to do any sex or age identification, even if I knew how. One of these was calling in the usual distinct call of the species, but nowhere near as strongly or intricately as the black male I saw yesterday.
So... we have not just one but at least 3 bower birds apparently in residence in my street here. Cool!! Hopefully they might visit my garden for water at times. Interestingly, I cannot see any evidence of a bower constructed as yet, but there are definitely blue items lying about in a cleared area, so perhaps the bower will be a future display addition. <grin>
Has anyone else heard of bower birds this far west in Belconnen? Or have I missed other reports?
Thanks.
Cheers.
Paul T.
Higgins, ACT
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