Re: Black Shouldered Kite

[Daryl King <>]

On the other hand - thanks to Lindell, Geoffrey and the Black-shouldered Kite - we know that Kelly's is very suitable Black Rat habitat.

On 23/06/2012 6:22 PM, Philip Veerman wrote:

Thanks. That is exactly what I thought. Maybe I should have been more direct: I doubt there are any small native mammals (I mean marsupials) living there. That is why I made the comment, to address Lindell's question. I have spent many nights trapping these Antechinuses "in a former existence".

 

Philip

 

-----Original Message-----From: Daryl King [m("aapt.net.au","darylking");">] Sent: Saturday, 23 June 2012 12:09 PM      To: Philip Veerman
Cc: 'Canberra Birds'      Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Black Shouldered Kite

Hi Philip

The highly-modified habitat at Kelly's Swamp is entirely unsuitable for antechinuses, or for any other small marsupial from this region.  It is also unsuitable for any native rodent that you might find in the ACT other than the Water-rat.  Brush-tailed Possums are certainly there, and Common Ringtail Possums might be.  That's about the limit of possibilities.

Daryl

On 23/06/2012 12:23 AM, Philip Veerman wrote:

I agree with Mark, not just on the length of the tail but the size of what is left of the body is too big for a mouse. Possibly but unlikely a (native) water rat, though it doesn't have the white end to the tail. Antechinus tails are not like that. I wonder if there are any small native mammals (I mean marsupials) living there.

-----Original Message-----From: Mark Clayton [m("bigpond.com","chollop7");">] Sent: Friday, 22 June 2012 8:10 PM      To: 'Lindell'; 'Canberra Birds'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Black Shouldered Kite

Lindell,

Going by the length of the tail, I would say it is an introduced Black Rat, Rattus rattus.

Mark

From: Lindell [m("gmail.com","lindell.em");">] Sent: Friday, 22 June 2012 6:37 PM      To: Canberra Birds      Subject: [canberrabirds] Black Shouldered Kite

Seen having dinner by the road to Kelly's Swamp car park this afternoon.

Can anyone tell me if this a regular house mouse or a native mammal that is being consumed?

A juvenile Grey Butcherbird was hanging around I guess waiting for anything that may be discarded.

But the Kite didn't hang around for too long before flying off with catch across the road towards the swamp.

Lindell

Griffith
ACT

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