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Cycle path from Streeton Drive to Lake BG - Pied Cormorant - answer to

To: "'BirdlineACT'" <>
Subject: Cycle path from Streeton Drive to Lake BG - Pied Cormorant - answer to request for confirmation
From: "casburnj" <>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:45:12 +1100

Thank you Alastair for searching and all who kindly responded – I am very pleased that you have clarified this question.  It did spark a lot of interest and led to sharper information for me.  I will be keeping my eyes open and hope to see one here one day, with my better knowledge for differentiating Pied from Little Cormorants.

Cheers

Jean

 

From: BirdlineACT [
Sent: Wednesday, 8 February 2012 7:38 PM
To: casburnj
Cc: Frank Antram; Yarden Oren; Geoffrey Dabb
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Cycle path from Streeton Drive to Lake BG - Pied Cormorant - request for confirmation

 

Jean,

I went down today and there were no Pied Cormorants. Little Pied Cormorants were breeding as were Little Black Cormorants and Australasian Darters.

Regards

Alastair 

 

On 08/02/2012, at 9:43 AM, casburnj wrote:



 

 

From: casburnj m("bigpond.com]","casburnj");">[ 
Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012 3:55 PM
To: 'Yarden Oren'; 'm("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");">'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Dollarbirds 4 - etc - cycle path from Streeton Drive to Lake BG

 

Thanks all for your response.  I had a long ride yesterday and was a bit tired when I got home.  I realised after sending my email that I had made a mistake with talking about surrogate parents for Dollarbirds but did not correct it.  I am sorry for any inconvenience caused.

 

I am fairly certain that the Cormorant feeding young was not a Little Cormorant as it was much larger than a Little Cormorant and I remember a pinkish area near the base of the bill. 

I saw another or the same bird foraging above the dam spillway about 15 minutes later.    However if anyone can find the birds again to confirm or disprove, I would be very pleased.  Their location was on the lower end of the Molongolo River about 2/3 of the way from where the bike track turns into the track along the river – i.e.  about 500m down river from the Tuggeranong Drive overpass.  I could not see any sign of a nest as the birds were on bare logs and the trees along the river are dense in places.  It would be necessary to wait for flapping of wings to spot this family.

 

Jean

 

 

From: Yarden Oren m("yahoo.com.au]","yarden_oren");">[ 
Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012 1:08 PM
To: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");">
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Dollarbirds 4 - etc - cycle path from Streeton Drive to Lake BG

 

Jean

 

Presumably we’re talking Little Pied Cormorant. Pied Cormorant nesting on the Molonglo would be a major rarity!

 

From: casburnj m("bigpond.com]","casburnj");">[ 
Sent: Monday, 6 February 2012 4:00 PM
To: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");">
Subject: [canberrabirds] Dollarbirds 4 - etc - cycle path from Streeton Drive to Lake BG

 

Dollarbirds in two different places - all immature.

One bird seen before the Cork plantation at the top of the hill along the cycle path.

Three Dolarbirds in different stages of maturity in the same tree down from the Aboriginal Art Gallery, near the picnic area.  In this area were 2 Noisy Friarbirds, 2 Black-faced Cuckoo Shrikes and at least one Red Wattlebird.  I wonder which were the surrogate parents?

 

Clearing along the lower Molongolo river of burnt pines is in progress today.  I did not count birds because the edges of the river are very overgrown.  The Ranger out to spray weeds told me that willows along the water’s edge are to be removed.  Hopefully not both sides of the river.  There was no sign of Rainbow Bee-eaters today, but quite a few young Darters on nests (approx. 10) and in trees exercising their wings for flying.  Also today more Cormorants in breeding mode than on 16 January.  One Pied Cormorant was attempting to feed 4 flapping and clamouring black young birds perched next to each other on a branch overhanging the river.

 

Small birds to be heard but not easily seen and some White-plumed Honeyeaters.

 

Jean

 

 

 

 

 

 

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