Choughs in Woden Cemetry

[Chris Davey <>]

First described by Ian Rowley from CSIRO during his seminal work on Choughs in the Canberra area. Chris

 

From: Canberrabirds [ On Behalf Of Ian Fraser
Sent: Monday, 30 August 2021 11:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Choughs in Woden Cemetry

 

Yes, it is Rod. It's been referred to as the plum pudding display for the bulging red eyes in the black background. It certainly seems to work, but the maggies consistently give them a hard time.

cheers

Ian

On 30/08/2021 10:16 am, Rods Gardening wrote:

More choughs, this time on Narrabundah Hill. Seven choughs slightly dispersed whilst foraging when suddenly a magpie attacks one of them.  In quick time the choughs assemble shoulder to shoulder, feather to feather, much hissing and bill claps, and and “en masse” confront the Maggie which (perhaps intimidated?) aborts it attack. Is this a standard defence strategy for the choughs? 

 

Unrelated topic, but whoever placed the nesting boxes on de-commissioned power poles at Barrer Hill in Stromlo forest might be interested to know that a pair of crimson rosellas was inspecting one of them. Also in that area 8 common bronzewings flushed.

Cheers

Rod

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On 29 Aug 2021, at 2:29 pm, Jean Casburn wrote:



Three choughs wandering apparently aimlessly around the perimeter of the Cemetry, oblivious to the approach of a Pied Currowong on the ground from the rear. The Chough turned its head a little as the Currawong gave a tentative peck at it then casually continued on looking for prey.  I have seen Magpies on the golf course ruthlessly swooping Choughs with a bit more success than the Currawon, but not enough to move them on.

 

I assumed that visitors from the surrounding flats were a common sight and probably feed the Choughs.

 

Unfortunately I missed the Sustainable Farms zoom on Friday which was about Choughs and Miners etc.

 

Very Interesting.

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