Tips on seeing the purple-crowned lorikeet

[Kim Farley via Canberrabirds <>]

Hi Meke

Suggest you go as early in the morning as you can manage.  No-one seems to be reporting them after about 11.00am. I was there yesterday twice during the afternoon and the trees by the cafe were silent - not even Rainbow Lorikeets were present. And yes the call is different. Check your app or eBird to hear the difference, but with only two Purple-crowned present among about 50 Rainbows the calls will be difficult to pick up. I found naked eye observation the best as the birds move around so quickly.

Good luck  

Kim

On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 12:19 PM Rob Geraghty via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

I tried this morning with no luck. As far as I know all the sightings have been in a big flowering Eucalyptus tree behind the Cafe. I got a brief sighting of one yesterday afternoon. The call is higher and different to the Rainbow Lorikeets. More like a Little Lorikeet. There's a few other trees flowering nearby.

On Sun, 12 Feb 2023, 12:05 Meke Kamps, <> wrote:

Dear all

I’ve seen the buzz around the purple-crowned lorikeet on Facebook, but haven’t had the chance to get out to Bowen Park yet due to work and family commitments. Anyone have the inside scoop on whether it may still pop up this afternoon in that area, or is it likely to have moved on by now?

Meke
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