Though we are now in early February, this is the month that the species
typically is noted in larger numbers (or at least more often), or as family
groups, before most migrate north. I always think it a little odd that they
mostly go about 2 months before the peak honeyeater migration, when you
would think finding food would be easy. There must be another reason......
As for "we observed a hobby nest in the mobile phone tower". It would be a
recycled nest of ravens or similar, as they don't build a nest.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Hide
Sent: Friday, 6 February 2015 2:11 PM
To: COG List
Subject: Pair of hobbies
A single Hobby overflew our garden this morning (10.15 am, Ainslie nr
Corroboree Park). It circled for a couple of minutes climbing to >100m above
ground, before heading off to the north.
Robin Hide
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Haygarth
Sent: Friday, 5 December 2014 3:57 PM
To: COG List
Subject: Pair of hobbies
Seen this afternoon at the old tip site, western Mt Ainslie. Pics show
female with cicada in talons, and male in same tree. Several years ago we
observed a hobby nest in the mobile phone tower not far from this spot;
today there were workmen in the top of the tower and it is tempting to think
that the workers disturbed the birds, though no nest material could be seen
through binocs in the tower.
Cheers
Matthew Higgins
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