From: Ian on 01/27/99 05:45 PM
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Subject: Local birds
Hi all.
I was excited by a call on Monday that sounded like a Black-eared Cuckoo,
heard from my backyard in suburban Templestowe (about 15 km north-east of
Melbourne, for out of towners). I imitated the call, and a moment later,
an excited Black-eared Cuckoo landed in a Sugar Gum near the house. Heard
it calling (or another?) on Australia Day. New bird for my local list, and
unusual this far south, to my knowledge - an indication of dry conditions
inland?
Tawny Frogmouth sitting on downy young on the Yarra bike path, about 70
metres east of the junction of the Plenty River and the Yarra, north-east
of Melbourne. I have been watching this bird (or its mate) since I first
noticed it sitting, on 8 Dec 1998, on the typical, exposed horizontal limb
of a eucalypt. The young are now visible, but still under the parent. I
expect that the parent will soon graduate to roosting nearby, as the chicks
grow.
Cheers
Ian
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Ian Temby
Wildlife Damage Control Officer
Secretary/Treasurer, BIRDS Australia Parrot Association
Biodiversity Program
Department of Natural Resources and Environment
4/250 Victoria Parade
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
AUSTRALIA
Phone 613 9412 4429
Fax 613 9412 4586
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