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Choughs

To: Michael Lenz <>
Subject: Choughs
From: sandra henderson <>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 10:12:38 +0000
And I can recall reporting a group of over 50 at the Arboretum's cork oak plantation at one stage last year.
Sandra H

On Sunday, 13 May 2018, Michael Lenz <> wrote:
At this time of year one can see often at various sites larger flocks of Choughs. More often than not a couple of flocks have joined. Some times you can see them squabbling at first before resuming foraging in unison. At other times you can also watch the break-up of larger flocks, each going separate ways.

Michael Lenz

On 13 May 2018 at 17:38, Philip Veerman <> wrote:

That comes down to a similar issue to the discussion last week about group sizes for the Black-fronted Dotterel and use of words. Yes that many choughs together is unusual. Maybe quite unusual but not very unusual. Whatever those distinctions mean. With a lot of data about flock sizes, that could be given a statistical description. It is among the higher end of flock sizes. It could of course be a temporary joining of 2 or 3 flocks.

 

Philip

 

From: Susan Robertson []
Sent: Sunday, 13 May, 2018 4:45 PM
To: 'Constanza León
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Choughs

 

My daughter, Mary, reports that last week she saw a flock of 35 – 40 choughs together in a eucalypt in Barada Crescent, Aranda.  I’ve never seen so many at once.  Is it unusual?

Susan Robertson

 


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