Tawny Frogmouth for my GBS

[martin butterfield <>]

The pair of frogmouths which I have been observing in my GBS site for
the past 5 years usually roost in the axil of a fair sized branch of one
 of several eucalypts (E meliodora or E macrorhyncha).  These positions are mostly clear of foliage (and on occasion will be in a dead tree - E polyanthemos).  Occasionally (perhaps 1% of days) they will take up position in sites well covered in eucalypt leaves.  

The only roost site similar to that described has been in a
near-dead, and thus leafless, twisted hazel tree.  That has only been
used by the female when the male has been brooding eggs or chicks in the
 nest almost directly above the female's position. In short, I agree
that it is an unusual roost site.

Martin

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Philip Veerman <> wrote:

My neighbour (the same whose garden hosted the White-fronted Honeyeater in 2007) phoned me to say that a Tawny Frogmouth had been roosting in his back yard over the past week. I can only guess likely to be the same one. I went to have a look at it. He says it is very tame. It was roosting adjacent to the house in a leafless deciduous tree. I don't recall having seen them roost in a tree like that before.

 

Philip

 

-----Original Message-----From: Philip Veerman [ Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012 9:39 PM      To: ''
Subject: Tawny Frogmouth for my GBS

I just drove into my yard and whilst I would normally go in backwards this time forwards and lucky to flush a Tawny Frogmouth sitting on the side fence. It then flew and then perched on the top of my Hills Hoist, very easy to see. I only recall one prior sighting of one of them at my GBS site, though that was years ago and a daytime roosting. Not important but a nice thing on a dull day.

 

Philip Veerman

24 Castley Circuit

Kambah  ACT  2902

 

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