Australian Magpie nest failures

[shorty via Canberrabirds <>]

Thanks Denise,

These birds have been here a long time and did build solid nests. I did just check and was surprised it was still there but the keel bone seems plump but it is on the nose so would be degrading at this stage.

Yes I was quite surprised that it did. After it removed the bird it returned to the nest and kept an eye on it for a long time.

Shorty

On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 3:51 PM Denise Kay <> wrote:

pretty awful Shorty .I have heard that first season magpie parents tend to build sloppy nests but cannot confirm. If you feel the keel bone of the chick you will get an idea about health if it is sharp without meat on either side it will be a feeding issue if it’s nice and plump then I have no idea.

I have had 27 ‘orphans’ in since September I have found chicks with brown staining in the feathers seem weaker and take a bit more care . With 3  it has been a constant battle getting them to fledgling size with a bit of meat on the keel . Of course we never know why they dont survive , if ACT Wildlife ever get a vet I hope to get a few more answers . I do know a hot spring will impact the rosellas …some tree holes get very hot .

Facinating the parent removed it from the nest .

Cheers

Denise

PS I still have 17

> On 8 Nov 2024, at 3:35 PM, shorty via Canberrabirds <> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> At the beginning of the season my resident Magpies built a nest and had some young hatch, the nest was high in the tree so I could not see the young but could hear them. After a while the nest failed, I assumed they may have been preditated.
>
> Not long after they built a new nest in a different tree and again two young hatched and with the nest being lower down I could see the two young when being fed by the adults but again the nesting seems to have failed. The adults have been seen taking food to the nest but no young seen. This morning one of the adults removed one of the deceased young and placed it on the ground. I had a look at it and could not see any obvious cause of death?
>
> Any ideas on what could be causing their young to be dying? Could it have been the hot day we had on Wednesday?
>
> Shorty
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