Another Possible Cuckoo Dove in the Inner South

[Benjamin Ward via Canberrabirds <>]

Hi all,

While walking my dog yesterday evening I finally got a clear sighting of a cuckoo dove on Carstenz St. While I did not have my camera on me, I had a very clear view of the diagnostic features (see my ebird submission https://ebird.org/checklist/S179092641 for details) as it perched in a bare tree only 35 metres from where I was standing for several minutes, before flying towards me and into the cover of a magnolia tree.

Unfortunately by the time I was back with the camera it was getting dark and there was no sign of the bird, but I would assume it is still in the area somewhere.

Ben

On 25 Jan 2024, at 16:36, Benjamin Ward <> wrote:

Hi all,

Yesterday morning I heard what I am fairly certain was a brown cuckoo dove from my back deck in Griffith, calling from somewhere in a private garden a few houses away. The bird called approximately 30 times over the course of 5 minutes and was probably less than 100 metres away, but unfortunateIy it was not visible from my garden.

Earlier today I went on a walk around Griffith, Red Hill (the suburb) and Forrest to try to relocate it, but to no avail.

Ben

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