canberrabirds

RE: [Birding-Aus] Dusky Wood Swallow domestic arrangements

To: "'Greg and Val Clancy'" <>, "'John Leonard'" <>, "'Canberra Birds'" <>
Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Dusky Wood Swallow domestic arrangements
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 17:41:11 +1100
We had a young lady doing a PhD project on the breeding associations of this
species, based around Canberra. She has given talks about this at the COG
meetings, only a few years ago. She would likely have detailed answers to
your question. I suggest look her up.......sorry I have forgotten her name
but I liked the information she presented. 

Philip

-----Original Message-----From: 
 On Behalf Of Greg and Val
Clancy
Sent: Sunday, 4 November 2012 4:18 PM   To: John Leonard; Canberra Birds;
Birding-aus     Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Dusky Wood Swallow domestic
arrangements


HANZAB states that the Dusky Woodswallow usually nests in simple pairs but 
sometimes co-operatively with one to two additional adults assisting with 
incubation and feeding the nestlings and fledgelings.

Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Wildlife-Birding Guide
Coutts Crossing NSW 2460
0266493153 0429601960


-----Original Message----- From: John Leonard   Sent: Sunday, November 04,
2012 11:22 AM
To: Canberra Birds ; Birding-aus        Subject: [Birding-Aus] Dusky Wood
Swallow domestic arrangements

Here's a question that occurred to me watching our local small group of
DWSs.

In large breeding flocks it's difficult to see, but when you have smaller
numbers DWss usually seem to be in multiples of three. Is this a male and
two females (or vice versa), or a pair and an offspring from last year
helping them with this year's breeding?

-- 
John Leonard
Canberra
Australia
www.jleonard.net

I want to be with the 9,999 other things.


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