Hi all.
I nicked out this afternoon for a little birding down Little Forest Lane
into Koondrook State Forest about 4 km east of Barham N.S.W. It was quite
an interesting time.
I observed a male and female Leaden Flycatcher repeatedly dive bombing an
adult Collared Sparrow-hawk high in a Red Gum. From the various field
guides it would appear that this is about the furthest west the flycatcher
extends. I have seen them irregularly over the past two months in
basically the same tree but I have not been successful in locating a nest.
Just 50 m away I came across 2 immature Collared Sparrow-hawks who were
flying around from tree to tree calling loudly, I was able to approach them
them within 30m.
Finally I "fluked" finding a Mistletoe Bird's nest hanging some 10 m or so
up amongst the leaves in a Red Gum. The male bird flew a number of times to
it presumably feeding young. It all happened so quickly and the vision
between the leaves was not great that I could not be sure.
Have a great day!
John Nankervis
21 Punt Rd
Barham N.S.W 2732
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