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| Subject: | Red-rumped Parrots |
| From: | Martin Butterfield <> |
| Date: | Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:47:03 +0000 |
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In the 11 years we have lived at Carwoola I have only recorded a single Red-rumped Parrot in my GBS site before this month. They are common on the Hoskinstown Plain but I have never seen
them in the open paddocks at the top of our block or along the roads..
Two weeks ago a flock of 4 birds flew over my GBS site and were duly recorded. Since then I have heard or seen up to 6 birds more or less daily. They are both perching on trees and feeding
on the ground. I presume that part of the reason they have appeared is as a result of the fire opening up the vegetation (the Kunzea is about 20cm high rather than 1.5m). However this doesn't explain why I haven't seen them in the top paddock. Perhaps the
fire has stimulated a more attractive grass species to grow, and now seed?
Martin Butterfield
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