Both Noisy Friarbirds and Leaden Flycatchers have been reasonably common over the past 5-6 weeks on Bruce Ridge between Calvary Hospital and the GDE, with at least one active Noisy Friarbird nest.
Sacred Kingfishers were also common in the area for a short while, but seem to have moved on now.
Paul
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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:47:44 +1100
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Noisy Friarbird nest at Carwoola (and another topic)
This year the friarbirds were around for about a week in my area in Kaleen, then they disappeared. Years ago when I was banding in the backyard Noisy Friarbirds were a common catch, now they are almost non-existent in the area. I don’t suppose the ACT Government cutting down of a lot of the Mugga Ironbarks that used to grace the street behind my house has anything to do with it!!! This was all done because a few of them showed some signs of stress during the drought. Those that they left were a bit healthier but now look in fine shape.
Mark
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Sent: Sunday, 23 December 2012 1:18 PM
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Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Noisy Friarbird nest at Carwoola (and another topic)
Do you have Noisy Miners there, JacK?
From: Jack & Andrea Holland
Sent: Sunday, 23 December 2012 12:59 PM
To: COG List
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Noisy Friarbird nest at Carwoola (and another topic)
The Noisy Friarbird seems to be absent from my local area of NW Chapman/Cooleman Ridge and the S side of the Narrabundah Hill reserve, in fact I seem to have only one record for December so far.
Is this what other chat line subscribers are experiencing, or is this just a local phenomenon?
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 11:52 AM
Subject: [canberrabirds] Noisy Friarbird nest at Carwoola (and another topic)
A few weeks ago a Noisy Friarbird began acting very strangely around our deck, causing me to wonder if it was gathering material for nesting. (They raised 3 chicks here in January this year.) This morning I finally found the nest, about 5m up in a large Yellow box tree. I am hopeful that I will be able to see chicks eventually.
It is unlikely the nest will be parasitised by Koels as we get get very few of them out here but I have this week recorded 5 cuckoo species in my GBS site (Horsfields and Shining bronze; Pallid, Fan-tailed and Brush.
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Martin Butterfield
