… for completeness, also one Mistletoebird feeding in mistletoe and one Noisy Friarbird (both on Monday)
From: Julian Robinson [
Sent: Wednesday, 4 September 2013 22:21
To: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: [canberrabirds] Spring sightings
For the record (Jack’s record that is) at Callum Brae on Monday 2nd was a single Dusky Woodswallow. Also one Oriole and as expected and reported elsewhere, a surprisingly large number of BF Cuckoo-shrikes. Crested Pigeons are already sitting on a nest and Corellas of both kinds guarded 5 hollows that I saw. Between the Corellas and Starlings (which are still expanding a little further every year) it’s a wonder anything else can find hollows.
Today I noticed the unusual sight of 4 Brown Goshawks soaring together very high. Why would there be four together at this time of year?
Julian
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