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King Parrots on Masson Street

To: Nathanael Coyne <>
Subject: King Parrots on Masson Street
From: Isobel Crawford <>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 08:21:22 +0000
Nathanael,

I checked Pryor & Banks (1991) 'Trees and Shrubs in Canberra' and they confirmed my recollection that Hackett Gardens has/have been 'blessed with' Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia, whose fruits are sought after by Crimsons and Kings, inter al. So, if it was the western corner where you have recorded King Parrots, they are/were probably eating Chinese Elm fruits. Interestingly, the eastern corner is 'blessed with' a dense population of Onion Grass Romulea rosea var. australis, of which the corms are highly sort after by Galahs and many other parrot species.

Isobel.


Isobel Crawford

Australian Botanical Surveys,
POB 6031,
O'Connor ACT  2602.

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On 04/06/2015, at 9:16 AM, Nathanael Coyne <> wrote:

I'm curious what it is about the intersection of Masson Street and Hackett Gardens in Turner that causes a flock of 20-30 King Parrots to have been congregated there in the tree and feeding on the ground every morning this week. I wonder if someone is feeding them and throwing out seed, or they just really like that spot?

Nathanael Coyne (Boehm)

www.purecaffeine.com

Canberra, Australia
0431 698 580

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