I saw this or a similar flock on
their return evening flight on Sat 20 September. The flock numbered almost
100 birds, and was flying low and silently (unusually for YTBCs) south and west
from the direction of the arboretum over Duffy and along the valley just south
of Cotter Road, towards the Murrumbidgee. I was at the Stromlo mountain
bike park at the time.
Steve
From: Judy
Middlebrook [
Sent: Wednesday, 1
October 2014 8:20 AM
To: Margaret Leggoe
Cc:
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Subject: Re:
[canberrabirds] Yellow-tailed black cockatoos
The large flock of YTBCs which seemed to roost in the
Brindabellas, flying off at dawn to make a living and returning home at dusk to
make loud noises, have not been seen for a little while. I last saw about 40
flying over the intersection of Uriarra and Brindabella Rd at 6.15 pm
about 2 weeks ago.
Judy Middlebrook
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On 1 Oct 2014, at 6:03 am,
Margaret Leggoe <>
wrote:
Seventeen or more of these birds have just flown over my
house in a direction from Mt Wanniassa towards Tuggeranong. They were
identified initially by their call which had me rushing outside, and they
were, indeed black cockatoos. Didn’t see the yellow tails
though.
Margaret Leggoe
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