Re: Casey Wetlands

[Philip Veerman <>]

It looks much more like a Little Friarbird to me. They are uncommon in Canberra but do occur. It appears to have a bald face but not top of head, it doesn’t have the scalloped feather pattern of a juvenile Noisy Friarbird. A juvenile Noisy Friarbird this early in the year here is early but apparently not unprecedented and it appears to have worn feathers, not those of a new young bird.

 

Philip

 

From: Julie Clark [
Sent: Friday, 25 November, 2016 7:53 PM
To: COG Chatline
Subject: [canberrabirds] Re: Casey Wetlands

 

Hi All,

 

Someone has suggested that my Little Friarbird may actually be a juvenile Noisy Friarbird. (Certainly not the first time I would have been wrong!)

 

I was confident in my ID, but now am not sure. A second photo is attached.

 

Confirmation either way would be appreciated.

 

Cheers

Julie

 

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 Little Friarbird??.jpg

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On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 6:05 PM, Julie Clark <> wrote:

Hi All,

 

Interesting sightings at Casey Wetlands today ....

 

• Little Friarbird - not a good photo, but the first time I've seen one in Canberra

 

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• Australasian Grebes with 6 chicks

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​Cheers

Julie​

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