Ian
I had had the same thought in relation to the High Country valleys not
being MG habitat. OTOH, the Lachlan catchment starts not far north west
of the ACT, as the goose flies. I imagine that Lake George would have
been suitable feeding grounds at times. OTOH, living in the Northern
Territory, away from the normal MG range, we used to get the odd waif
and stray MG. I imagine that the ACT might have got the odd waif and
stray but that would have been about it.
Con
On 1/04/2012 8:28 AM, Ian Fraser wrote:
There's a bit of mythology surrounding the Tid M-g, perhaps
inadvertently triggered by earlier TNR managers. I have looked and
failed to find any evidence of M-g ever occurring naturally in the
area; it is something that early chroniclers such as Samuel Schumack
would have been expected to comment on. Furthermore the high valleys
of TNR don't seem appropriate habitat to me. We do know that they were
common in the Lachlan catchment however.
I look forward to any evidence to the contrary.
cheers
Ian
On 31/03/2012 19:57, Daniel Hoops wrote:
I've been reading the discussions in the COG e-mail list archives and
it seems that the conclusion is that they are not considered wild,
but the "evidence" to back it up seems to contradict that. It seems
from the discussions that some, if not all, of the geese are
free-flying, and they reproduce and sustain themselves, which I think
would make them a self-sustaining population.
Furthermore, we spoke to three wildlife carers at Tid when we were
there today, including Scott Ryan who posts to Eremaea (and who may
see this, and if so, hopefully speak up). They said that the birds
are not restrained and stay because they are fed. That would seem to
me to be a wild, small population reintroduced to an area where they
were formerly found. Why am I wrong?
Cheers,
Dan
Daniel Hoops
PhD Candidate, Keogh Lab
Research School of Biology
The Australian National University
Room 201, Building 44, Daley Road
Canberra, ACT, 0200
Australia
02 61258057
On 31/03/2012, at 6:16 PM, Margaret Leggoe wrote:
This is a "captive" MG photographed inside the high wire fence at
Tidbinbilla.
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These are "wild" MG photographed outside said enclosure an hour
later. Possibly the same birds.
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Take your pick.
Margaret Leggoe
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Hoops
Sent: Saturday, 31 March 2012 5:48 PM
To: COG list
Subject: [canberrabirds] Osprey
On the way back from Tidbinbilla today we saw an osprey over the
Cotter Dam. We were able to see it quite close from below and from
the side before it cruised off over the ridge heading west. I take
it that osprey are not common birds in the ACT, so I thought I'd
report it here.
P.S. What is the status of the magpie geese in Tidbinbilla? I take
it that they were put there, but they're not restrained by wing
clipping like the freckled ducks and brolga. Does that make them
"wild"?
P.P.S. Are there any dollarbirds left in the ACT? I would really
like to see one and I haven't been able to find one! Any advice?
Cheers,
Dan
Daniel Hoops
PhD Candidate, Keogh Lab
Research School of Biology
The Australian National University
Room 201, Building 44, Daley Road
Canberra, ACT, 0200
Australia
02 61258057
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