About the: "ariel (s/b aerial) displays because it was at Wonga, Bawley
Point, that a highlight of my bird watching career occurred, about 300
needle tails performing in a acrobatic coordinated acrobatic display." There
are a small number of published reports of what might be the same thing,
although I am not sure, as that display involves pairs, apparently not in
large numbers. It is quite different from their normal flying around. I
wrote up (the) one such event that I watched, in CBN 13:130-131 (1988),
which got 2 (maybe more) citations in HANZAB (but maybe not for that
reason). I don't think I have seen it again, or not in such an obvious
display as that time. I think Ken Simpson did the other description that I
recall in ABW but I don't see that listed in HANZAB.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Bird
Sent: Friday, 1 January 2016 10:50 AM
To: chatline canberrabirds
Subject: White -throated needle tails at Wonga, Bawley Point
?
In the the camaraderie of the new year, 2016 , I wish to commend an
excellent article appearing in December 2015 of Australian Birdlife ( vol 4
No 4 ) .
Something I always wondered about was whether these birds were in almost
continuous flight and did they actually roost at dusk.
We now learn (Matthew Stanton research in the Pilliga Scrub ) that the main
predator is owls, including the barking variety that picks them off the
vertical tree trunks which their special foot configuration enables them to
stay secure safely.
One can only wonder if the on- going research into pellet analysis etc.,
could establish that
powerful owls also predate on this rather rare migrant.
Very interesting also to read about the ariel displays because it was at
Wonga, Bawley Point, that a highlight of my bird watching career occurred,
about 300 needle tails performing in a acrobatic coordinated acrobatic
display.
Now for the commercial, as programmed COG is visiting Wonga again mid- week
8-11/3/2016 and there are still vacancies for camping or accommodation in
comfortable cottages to avoid possible later disappointment you should
enquire sooner rather than later.
Sent from my iPad
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