I was not surprised to read that a BKS was seen in Hughes but then
moved on. Hughes is becoming infested with Currawongs, getting rid of
everything in site...last year they even chased a Koel away. I recently
saw a woman who lives near me actually feeding balls of mince meat to them. When
I asked her about this she said lots of people she knows feed Currawongs because
“then they won’t take baby birds from the nests”!! I could not
change her mind. So...I was wondering if there are any official
publications, leaflets etc advising against this bad habit. Perhaps
COG could arrange with Government for a letterbox drop to advise against it, or
even a newspaper article. If people all over Canberra are feeding
Currawongs then no wonder they re reaching plague proportions
Geoff Duggan
