Black Cockatoos at Majura plus cheap book

[John Harris <>]

I too wonder about the effect of removal of Radiatia pine trees. I am inclined to think that the removal of Radiata pines will indeed affect YTBE, certainly their distribution within the ACT itself where such trees are an important food source and even possibly affect their absolute numbers, that is, their survival here in the ACT. The large flock seen every few days on Percival Hill at the moment invariably flies to and from the stand of old pines between the new suburb of Crace and the Barton Highway, where they feed on the seeds in the pine cones.  There are moves to protect radiata pines in WA as one of the important remaining food sources for Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo. The South Australian Government guidelines for the large scale removal of invasive pines – Aleppo Pines mostly -  recommends the retention of those stands of pines which have been known to be a food source for the Eyre Peninsula YTBC any time in the past 10 years. A starkly relevant statistic in their document is that the food value of TEN Aleppo Pine trees  for YTBC  is the equivalent of 35.4 Hectares of natural Eyre Peninsula woodland containing the normal 5% of Hakea vegetation, YTBC’s other main food source in that region. 

From: Mark Clayton <>
Date: Saturday, 2 May 2015 11:28 am
To: 'Suzanne EDGAR' <>, "'Hawkins, Brian'" <m("environment.gov.au","Brian.Hawkins");">>, 'Julie Clark' <m("gmail.com","julie.clark8387");">>, 'Aaron Clausen' <>
Cc: chatline <>
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Black Cockatoos at Majura plus cheap book

There were Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos calling at the bottom end of Maribyrnong Avenue (near Supabarn) in Kaleen this morning. They were too far away to tell the number. It is interesting that in the new suburb of Lawson the old stand of Pinus radiata are being removed. I have never noted Y-t BC’s in these trees before so don’t know if this will have any impact on them. Personally I am glad to see the pines go and can only hope that the  Government uses some brains and replaces them with Eucalypts and other native species, but I very much doubt that they will. I sometimes wonder just how much notice they take of their own Threatened Species legislation.

 

Also for those interested there are about 4 copies of Penny Olsen’s book on the Paradise Parrot on sale for $14:95 at the bookstore in Garema Place in the city. I bought a copy on Thursday.

 

Cheers,

Mark

 

From: Suzanne EDGAR
Sent: Saturday, 2 May 2015 10:24 AM
To: 'Hawkins, Brian'; 'Julie Clark'; 'Aaron Clausen'
Cc: 'canberrabirds'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Black Cockatoos at Majura [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Y’day morning, 1/5,  c. 7.30 a.m. there was a horde of Yelow-tailed black cockatoos bleating high in the branches or our (5) v old eucs (Blakelei, sp?).

[Unfortunately our back neighbour has changed and the new people have a tabby that’s driven out our beloved magpie family, + the supported since chickhood grey butcherbird + all the v small birds out of our long-standing haven- garden:L consequently lerp infestation is worst for a long time.

Sz

 

From: Hawkins, Brian
Sent: Friday, 1 May 2015 10:52 AM
To: 'Julie Clark'; Aaron Clausen
Cc: canberrabirds
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Black Cockatoos at Majura [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

 

There are some at the ANBG right now, next to the cafe – one of them has not stopped pleading for food for the last half hour

 

Brian

 

From: Julie Clark [m("gmail.com","julie.clark8387");">]
Sent: Friday, 1 May 2015 10:06 AM
To: Aaron Clausen
Cc: canberrabirds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Black Cockatoos at Majura

 

There have been 10-16 at the ANBG for the past several weeks each time I've visited. At least half of them have been begging young.

 

Cheers

Julie​

 

On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Aaron Clausen <> wrote:

I noted 3 beautiful yellow tail black cockatoos flying over the paddock near my place in North Watson this morning heading straight for our mountain. So graceful and stunning. They are my #1 favourite bird!!!!!!!!!

 

Then I saw them again a little later on lapping around the same area...

 

Very happy start to the day!!!

 

2 gang gangs in the lower part of Mt Majura on Wed morning as well.

 

 

Aaron Clausen

Mob 0413 125 719

http://NatureMapr.org

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Julie Clark