Grey currawong, Callum Brae

["Jenny Smits" <>]

I thought I heard and saw two today flying over Wanniassa NP but wasn’t sure. Right next to Callum Brae.

 

From: sandra henderson [
Sent: Wednesday, 5 November 2014 5:22 PM
To: Phil Malin
Cc: Margaret Leggoe; Cog line
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Grey currawong, Callum Brae

 

during the COG bird blitz in late Oct, Anne C and I saw two grey currawongs together up near the pump station at Callum Brae, and another in the middle of the reserve. I've been seeing them there very regularly.

sandra h

 

On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 12:48 PM, Phil Malin <> wrote:

Howdy

 

The Grey Currawong has been in the Callum Brae area for a while now. I thought I saw one in the last week of September from my office window, but wasn’t 100% sure due to how quickly it zipped through. However, I saw it on consecutive days 7th->9th October sitting 10 metres away on the wire fence outside my office window. It spent a couple of hours each day hunting amongst the tall grass in the adjacent field.

 

Interestingly there was full scale war between the Little Ravens and Pied Currawongs at the time, yet the Grey Currawong was not harassed at all. It was even sitting next to a Little Raven on the fence for about 2 minutes at one point.

 

Cheers

Phil

 

 

 

From: m("gmail.com","m.leggoe7141");" target="_blank" >Margaret Leggoe

Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 11:36 AM

To: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank" title="">

Subject: [canberrabirds] Grey currawong, Callum Brae

 

I saw and badly photographed what I thought was a grey currawong at Nursery Corner, Callum Brae, this morning.  I have just checked out its unmistakeable call, and I am now 99% certain it was a grey currawong.  I have attached the link to the call I checked out.

Margaret Leggoe

 

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Strepera-versicolor