Nearby nesting of Collared Sparrowhawk & Brown Goshawk at ANBG

[sandra henderson <>]

In Deniliquin a couple of weeks ago I saw Collared Sparrowhawks and Square-tailed Kites nesting less than 100m apart, in forest patch in the town area. Both pairs, I'm told, re-using their nests from last year, so they must get on with each other.

sandra H

On 7 January 2018 at 10:09, Philip Veerman <> wrote:

As in the message that Alison already forwarded. The map that Alison posted yesterday shows nearby nesting of Collared Sparrowhawk & Brown Goshawk at ANBG. Could be less than 100 metres apart. I think that is very surprising.  Do they tolerate each other? Why would they? I wonder whether anyone has seen any interactions between them. I may well be able to go there this week.

 

Philip

 

From: Alison [
Sent: Saturday, 6 January, 2018 3:12 PM
To: 'Philip Veerman'
Cc: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">org.au
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Collared sparrowhawk chicks at ANBG

 

Hi Philip,

 

I have been watching these birds since October and had the identification verified on Canberra Nature Map.

 

Here is a clearer photo of the adult. I  also met a number of birdos/photographers who all referred to this nest as a Sparrowhawk. There was also a Fantail Cuckoo near the Sparrowhawks.

 

See the attached map for the locations.

 

Alison

 

 

From: Philip Veerman [
Sent: Saturday, 6 January 2018 11:02 AM
To: 'Alison'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Collared sparrowhawk chicks at ANBG

 

Hello Alison,

 

That is interesting. To have them nesting in a Eucalypt, that is not typical. I believe, normally they use conifers or similar. I assume you are sure of the identification. I can’t tell either way just from this photo. Another curious thing is how close is this nest to the Goshawk nest?

 

Philip

 

From: Alison
Sent: Saturday, 6 January, 2018 10:24 AM
To: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">org.au
Subject: [canberrabirds] Collared sparrowhawk chicks at ANBG

 

I had been watching the Collared Sparrowhawks visiting a nest at the Botanic Gardens back in October but there didn’t seem to be any chicks.  They now have four chicks in the nest.

 

Alison Milton