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Another bumper edition of CBN is out now and available on the website
http://canberrabirds.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CBN-46-1-final-for-web.pdf
CANBERRA BIRD NOTES 46 (1) MAY 2021 - CONTENTS
Articles
A fake bush capital? Bird species local extinctions in Black Mountain Nature Reserve and associated natural and semi-natural fragments
(Cornelius (Con) Boekel)
Kookaburra sits in the new gumtree: Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) breeding habitat in suburban Belconnen
(Daryl King, Joy Arblaster and Bron King)
Three unusual breeding events for the ACT: Silver Gull, Great crested Grebe and Blue-billed Duck – personal observations (mostly)
(Sandra Henderson)
Before photography: the Northern Shoveler in Canberra and in ‘The Birds of America’ by John James Audubon (1785-1851):an example of the action scene in bird art
(Geoffrey Dabb)
First breeding attempt by Singing Honeyeater in Canberra
(Christine Darwood and Michael Lenz)
Breeding success and diet of Little Eagles in the ACT and nearby NSW in 2020
(Stuart Rae, Michael Mulvaney, Claire Wimpenny, Renee Brawata, Jacqui Stol, Micah Davies, David Roberts and Penny Olsen)
Prey items identified from Little Eagle pellets collected in and around the Australian Capital Territory
(Stuart Rae, Georgeanna Story, Micah Davies, Michael Mulvaney, Don Fletcher, Rhiannon Higgins, Jacqui Stol, David Roberts and Penny Olsen)
History and treatment of Mallards and mallard-like birds in the ACT. Species? Domestic? Hybrid?
(Kim L. Farley and David McDonald)
Notes
Swimming Mr Fox and ducks – some historical precedents
John Layton ............................................................................................................................. 79
First breeding record for Pied Stilts in the ACT
Shorty Westlin ......................................................................................................................... 80
Unprecedented Hardhead breeding during the 2020 - 2021 season
Julie Clark .................................................................................................................................82
Observations of a Gang-gang pair nesting at the Pinnacle Nature Reserve
Chris Davey ............................................................................................................................. 85
Blind snake killed by Tawny Frogmouth
Stuart Rae ................................................................................................................................ 87
Columnist’s Corner
About Egrets Stentoreus ...................................................................................................... 90
Birding in Cyberspace, Canberra style T. alba ..................................................................... 96
Vale Jerry Olsen Stephen Debus .......................................................................................... 98
Book Review
BIRD TALK. An Exploration of Avian Communication. By Barbara Ballentine
and Jeremy Hyman
Peter Fullagar ....................................................................................................................... 100
Rarities Panel News and Endorsed List 98 ........................................................................... 103
