Fine I am all for programs that can be directed towards helping
the Regent Honeyeater. I am slightly curious about the request
to take into captivity some noisy friarbirds for 2-3 weeks to test their ability to carry the tags. I have licenses to do this. When they arrive in Canberra, they are often
in localised concentrations (for example they are always very big numbers in the ironbarks at Kambah Village). But these are now dispersed so I suspect harder to capture a sufficient sample. Sure the species is common all around the local woodlands – or that
is what I observe. These birds are mostly breeding locally now. If it was intended it should have been done when they arrived and before nesting commences. To do so now would probably destroy any survival of these in progress breeding events. Just a thought.....
Philip
From: Mark Clayton [
Sent: Friday, 27 November 2015 11:00 AM To:
Cc: 'Ross Crates' Subject: [canberrabirds] FW: noisy friarbirds in the ACT
Hi all,
Ross Crates is doing his PhD on the Regent Honeyeater, mostly I think, in the Capertee Valley. He is also comparing the movements of other larger honeyeater
species. To do this he is using satellite tracking as a means of following his birds, starting with Noisy Friarbirds. As can be seen from Ross’ email to me below, he is looking at catching some friarbirds locally. If anyone can provide Ross with any details
of reasonable numbers of friarbirds please let Ross know.
Please reply directly to Ross as I will be very hard to contact for the next couple of weeks or so.
Thanks,
Mark
From: Ross Crates [
Sent: Wednesday, 18 November 2015 5:10 PM
To: Mark Clayton Subject: noisy friarbirds in the ACT
Hi Mark,
Hope you're going well. I have a favour to ask of you. I have plans to satellite track some noisy friarbirds, and I will soon need to locate some in the ACT to take into captivity for 2-3 weeks to test their ability to carry the tags. I
have licenses to do this. Do you know of anywhere in the ACT with good numbers of friarbirds at the moment?
If you could spread the word amongst the canberra birders that would be great. I assume there are some at Campbell park, but I need as many options as I can so that we can select the largest males to carry the satellite tags.
