Pallid Cuckoo

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Closer to home, our own data tells the same story in the COG area of interest (though our data stops in 2017 due to cessation of our bird database).  The local crash in numbers started in 2011.  In 2013 I put up the following as one of the sliding images on the website home page where it has remained … and is still a good question:

 

 

 

The bird data pages on the Pallid Cuckoo show the local story very clearly with no need for fancy stats:

 

 

Cheers,

Julian

 

From: Canberrabirds <> On Behalf Of Renée Ferster Levy via Canberrabirds
Sent: Tuesday, 1 October 2024 5:46 PM
To: Mark Clayton <>
Cc: Canberra birds <>
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Pallid Cuckoo

 

Hi,

Here's a screenshot of the Birdata page with Pallid Cuckoo selected. (I zoomed in on NSW then the Canberra region).

On the bottom right it shows the reporting rate by year.

Note that reporting rate is the percentage of surveys that contained the species, and only standardised surveys are included in this.

 

I'm not sure why another bird atlas is needed, when there is ongoing data collection through Birdata, which can be so easily viewed in the "explore" tab, and refined at a touch by species, or date range, geographical range (including drawing a polygon around the area you choose) or survey type. One's own files can be exported as files readable by excel, and requests for other data can be made.

 

Cheers

Renée 

 

On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 at 13:21, Mark Clayton via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

I agree with Kathy, this is a species that has disappeared from many areas where I have previously recorded it. During last years “Blitz” I heard my first one for a long time near Hall and earlier this year was with Stuart Rae near Michelago trying to catch a bird of prey and heard several on a property there. I have done quite a bit of travelling in central NSW over the last few years while on bird banding trips and have not heard any. It is all a bit worrying and one of the reasons that I have suggested to Birdlife Australia (obviously falling on deaf ears!!!) that it is time to do another bird atlas. I think people would be horrified with what is happening with our birdlife. For those who don’t know me and may think I am a bit “looney” (probably am!!) I have been a serious birder and bander (and worked at CSIRO Wildlife) for over 60 years!!

 

Mark

 

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Sent: Tuesday, 1 October 2024 11:40 AM
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Subject: [Canberrabirds] Pallid Cuckoo

 

 

This morning at Wamboin our first Pallid Cuckoo of the season is

calling. They used to be a regular (weekly) visitor to our property from

early September, but in recent years their numbers here have decreased

significantly.

 

Kathy

 

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