Hi I think that the Cicadabird at Newline quarry was my observation and it was during the blitz, so in spring. I guess there may have been another observation but except for the season, the description
fits my October observation.
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Sent: Tuesday, 11 October 2022 10:24 AM
To: Richard Allen <>;
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Mulligan's North: White-belied Cuckooshrikes plus Buttonquail
Thanks Richard, I have seen WBCS a couple of times briefly in the Hughes area, usually in late winter. I know you get them sometimes down Yarralumla Creek. The northern races are very common around Cairns, Darwin &c, but I think robusta
is very sporadic, apart from the ACT I've only ever seen it in the Capertee Valley.
These birds were mentioned on the ebird alert email for 8 October. Glad they stayed around.
As to different CS spp associating, in se Asia/Wallacea I've heard of different CS spp at a fruiting fig tree, or other good food source. And a few years ago in the autumn ACT there was a report of a migrating Cicadabird at the New Line
Quarry that was keeping company with BFCSs.
On Tue, 11 Oct 2022 at 09:36, Richard Allen <> wrote:
John
Very interesting sighting. My initial thought was same as Philip’s. I’ve never seen them associate with bfcs. Your photo is conclusive
👍👍.
Richard
On 11 Oct 2022, at 7:46 am, calyptorhynchus via Canberrabirds <> wrote:
Just been in the dark room developing this (oof) picture...
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 at 22:13, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
Sure they were not juvenile
Black-faced CSs?
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Subject: [Canberrabirds] Mulligan's North: White-belied Cuckooshrikes plus Buttonquail
We went around the circuit of North Mulligan's just now and found two WBCSs along the NSW border just after you climb the big hill and turn the corner. They were keeping company with
Black-faced CSs, but soon all of them flew off into the middle of the block.
Threequarters of the way around a covey of six Painted Buttonquail scuttled across the path from the direction of the NSW fence into some dense scrub.
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