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Of
borderline supportive relevance to that comment of apparent sharing, although I
am referring to rosellas. Over the last 3 weeks and for some months last year I
have several times a day visits by a pair of Eastern Rosellas and a pair of
Crimson Rosellas sitting on, displaying at and entering the one myna project
nest box on the tree in my yard. Last year the Eastern Rosellas fledged 4 chicks
from that box, the previous year the Crimson Rosellas fledged 2 or
3 chicks from that box and the year before that Common Mynas laid eggs and
were removed and have (almost) never been seen in my garden since.
Philip
One
occasionally comes across mixed pairs, and there is the flock of hybrids at
Bowen Park. However, Christine, your account recalls the report by
Elizabeth a few weeks ago of ‘young long-billed corellas’ flying from the hollow
while an adult long-billed was later seen within. It is possible that
there are 2 chambers behind the one hollow entrance, each being used – or
explored – by different species of corella.
From:
Christine [
Sent: Monday,
29 September 2014 9:06 AM
To: Martin Butterfield; Geoffrey
Dabb
Cc: Margaret Leggoe
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] A
Visit to Victoria (6)
On the topic of
Corellas, a few weeks ago I observed a "Long-billed" Corella at a hollow at
Campbell park - apparently this is their "usual" nest hollow. On Saturday, I
observed a Little Corella at the same hollow, and took a photo, but just as the
bird was flying off. When I looked through my photos last night, I noticed
another face looking out of the hollow.
(ps I also saw two
owlet Nightjars in hollows about 20m from each
other.)
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