Striated Pardalotes Shopping at Tuggeranong

[John Leonard <>]

Striated used to call loudly from July onwards in the street trees in Bowes Street, Woden. They would nest in the ceiling insulation of the car park level of Penrhyn House, along with starlings, mynahs and swallows (swallows not in the insulation but up against the ceiling). I haven't heard the striateds calling there for several years as the building was renovated and I guess the nesting spots disappeared.

John Leonard

On 6 Nov 2015, at 3:09 PM, mariko buszynski <> wrote:

Every year Striated Pardalotes come around the Launceston bridge over Yarralumla creek in Woden.  Once I saw a tiny dead chick under the bridge, presumably a Striated Pardalote chick?  I also saw a tiny bird (I think it is a Striated Pardalote because I did not hear any other birds calling) coming out of a round hole under the bridge.  Was it nesting there?  I do not know.

Sorry it is not a very accurate observation.

Regards,

Mariko

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:34 PM, David Rosalky <> wrote:

I once saw a pair of Striated Pardalotes disappearing down a narrow water pipe poking from the wall at the Canberra Hospital.  They were noisy and clearly had a nest in the pipe.

 

From: Philip Veerman [
Sent: Thursday, 5 November 2015 9:48 PM
To: 'canberra birds' <>
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Striated Pardalotes Shopping at Tuggeranong

 

I had believed that Spotted Pardalotes nest in tunnels dug in the ground, like sand banks, compost heaps, river banks etc and Striated Pardalotes nest in small tree hollows. A quick look at HANZAB says it is not so distinct, though I don’t recall seeing an exception.

 

Philip

 

From: John Harris
Sent: Thursday, 5 November 2015 7:52 PM
To: canberra birds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Striated Pardalotes Shopping at Tuggeranong

 

A Striated Pardalote could well go up any open tube or hole, including a clothesline I guess.

Both the Spotted and Striated have similar nesting habits. I think it is just that the Striated is less common in Canberra and so its nesting is reported a bit less. Cheers

John

 

 

From: Nathanael Coyne <>Date: Thursday, 5 November 2015 6:29 pm     To: John Harris <>
Cc: chatline <>
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Striated Pardalotes Shopping at Tuggeranong

 

Thanks John, I just had a query from a friend who posted a pic of what looked like a Striated Pardalote except she said it was nesting IN her clothesline ... and I thought they nested in burrows. Is that only Spotted Pardalotes that do that?

 

Nathanael Coyne (Boehm)

www.purecaffeine.com

Canberra, Australia
0431 698 580

 

On 5 November 2015 at 18:22, John Harris <> wrote:

I wouldn¹t be at all surprised if they were looking for a nesting site.
Both species of Pardalote typically nest on verandahs,in guttering etc,
especially if they can find something tubular as an entry point. There is
one nest at the moment near me in a hollow object on a verandah.

On 5/11/2015 5:41 pm, "Tun Pin Ong" <> wrote:

>Yesterday (Wed 04/11/2015) during lunch time, a pair of vocal Striated
>Pardalotes were found around car park near Anytime Fitness, of
>Tuggeranong Hyperdome. Later in the afternoon, one even came up to a
>metal structure at the roof between Anytime Fitness and the Good Guys
>loading dock area. It used it as a vantage point to duet with another one
>on the top branch of a tree in the car park.
>Regards,
>Tun Pin
>
>
>Sent from my iPhone