Hello John, I heard chicks cheeping faintly when I put my ear near the pardalotes’ nest box after an adult went in this morning. I watched the nest box 10.44am to 10.55am. Adults went in at 1 to 4min intervals and stayed in 15 to 65 secs. While the adults were coming and going 3 other Striated Pardalotes were hovering around and inspecting the nest box. The nest box consists of a section of hollow log 27cm long and 11cm outside dia. The inside dia averages about 9cm wide with the walls 1 to 1.5cm thick. The entrance is through a piece of plywood with a 25mm hole (to exclude sparrows) tacked over a natural hole in the side near one end. (I and my son who is pretty smartphone savvy can’t download pics from my Aldi’s Clarion smartphone otherwise I’d attach one). Peter From: Peter Ormay [
Sent: Saturday, 25 January 2014 9:48 AM
To: 'John Harris'
Cc: 'COG_Mailing_List ; 'John Brown'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Striated Pardalotes inspecting hollow in a White Gum Hello John, I have an active Striated Pardalote hollow under my eaves. A pardalote went in about 8.30am today and stayed in for 5min+. I’ll let you know if I hear cheeping from it in the coming weeks. Peter A bit late but could be second breeding. Last Year, the pardalotes on my granddaughter’s back verandah lost their first brood . For unknown reasons the young were found dead on the ground. Within a couple of weeks they were breeding again, this time successfully. Yes, before people jump in, I know they might not have been the same ones but they have been coming for years. Anyway, even if they were a different breeding pair, it was still in January. This morning I observed a group of 4 striated pardalotes, of which at least 2 were inspecting a hole in a what I think was a White Gum on Bruce Ridge. It seems a bit late to start breeding doesn't it? Although the guide does say September to February. None of the birds fully entered the hollow. Maybe they were just feeding? I wondered if it was a family of four. However, they all appeared to be adults birds.. The birds that I photographed visiting the hole all appear to be 2+ adults, and would have thought the young would disperse soon after fledging? John --- John Brown |
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