Frogmouths in Chifley

[martin butterfield <>]

As usual when one makes a big statement about matters natural, Nature proves you wrong.  I went and gave the nest site a thorough check this morning and found that considerable refurbishment has happened.  An image is at   http://carwoolabirds.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/tawny-frogmouth-breeding-2012.html   I now expect the laying to occur within the next few days.

Martin

On 30 August 2012 06:55, martin butterfield <> wrote:

Consulting my records, over the past 3 years, of the pair resident in our garden the male has "assumed the position" on the nest between 2 and 7 September - ie within the next week.  However thus far I have not spotted evidence of nest building in the site they used last year, so either 

• they are moving house (although they are using a roost close to last years nest very frequently); 
• the nest is going to be built very quickly  (in 2010 it took 2 weeks); or
• they are going to have a late start (in 2008 the male moved on to the nest in early October)

Martin

On 29 August 2012 10:30, Stuart Rae <> wrote:

Thanks for the frogmouth info Marnix,

The frogmouths are just beginning to lay now, most are sitting nearby their nest sites or part-built nests. So that's me busy until Christmas, when I expect the last chicks to fledge.

More images and further notes on their storyline in my blog, http://stuartrae.blogspot.com/

 

Stuart

On 28 August 2012 19:44, Marnix Zwankhuizen <> wrote:

Hi All

For those interested this was posted on Twitter today:

Martin (@Martin_au)
28/08/12 4:30 PM
m("tamsmediaroom","//twitter.com/");" target="_blank">@tamsmediaroom m("ACT_Parks","//twitter.com/");" target="_blank">@ACT_Parks Nice couple of Tawny Frogmouths in Chifley this morning near the Whitelaw grasslands. pic.twitter.com/B3n8e5DD

No further details provided.

Cheers
Marnix

--

Stuart Rae

 

 

http://sites.stuartrae.com/

http://stuartrae.blogspot.com/

 

*******************************************************************************************************
This is the email announcement and discussion list of the Canberra Ornithologists Group.
Please ensure that emails posted to the list are less than 100 kB in size.
When subscribing or unsubscribing, please insert the word 'Subscribe' or 'Unsubscribe', as applicable, in the email's subject line.
List-Post: <>
List-Help: <>
List-Unsubscribe: <>
List-Subscribe: <>
List archive: <http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds>
List manager: David McDonald, email <>

--
Martin Butterfield

http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

--
Martin Butterfield

http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/