Re: birding-aus Crested Shrike Tit

["Ian Temby"<>]

Hi
I have usually associated Crested Shrike-tits with riverine eucalypt trees,
often Manna Gums (E. viminalis) and Swamp Gums (E. ovata), but always with
eucs that have decorticating bark.  I have often been alerted to their
presence by their call (I'm often a birdlistener), but also by the sound of
bark being prised off.  Last August, I observed two CSTs feeding in the
foliage of a large Grey Box (E. microcarpa), in farmland on the north side
of Benalla.  They appeared to be removing lerps from the leaves.  Grey Box
has decorticating bark, but only on the smaller, outer branches.  I was
surprised to see CSTs in such an area, but it does support others'
observations of the birds in a variety of habitats.

cheers

Ian


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