G'day All,
I had a green Satin Bowerbird in my backyard at Macgregor (near Goodwin Hill) on 17 Jul 11. Was just after I moved in so was not aware it was an irregular visitor. Since then I have not observed any. I thought I reported it at the time but can not locate an e-mail in the records. It was seen off in pretty short order by the resident Pied Currawong crowd here.
Michael Kingsford
> Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:56:40 +1100
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> Subject: [canberrabirds] More Satin Bower Birds in Higgins
>
> 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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