birding-aus Postscript: Channel-billed cuckoos flocking

[Jill Dening <>]

A while back I started a thread of discussion about the flocking of
Channel-billed Cuckoos (CBCU). People had seen flocks, but no one was able
to say with any certainty whether the flocks comprised adults only,
juveniles only, or if they were mixed.

Now I have some solid information, which came from one Tim Siggs, of
Mooloolah, which is a Sunshine Coast, Qld, hinterland township. Early on
Feb 17, 1999, Tim saw a flock of 25 - 30 CBCU, feeding in a fruiting
Moreton Bay Fig at his home. He estimated that there were half adults and
half young in the flock. This gives weight to the notion that CBCU adults
gather up the young before migration.

Regards,

Jill

Jill Dening
Sunshine Coast, Qld

26º 51' 65"     152º 56' 16"


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