Painted Honeyeaters

I saw and heard at least six painted honeyeaters last week in Migurra Reserve (between Cootamundra and Bethungra on the Olympic Highway) where there was abundant mistletoe in fruit on the Ironbarks.  I was able to get good views of them as well as hear a few different calls.  I also heard a single painted honeyeater on "Spring Forest" (private property) near Cowra in late September.  An impressive bird with excellent calls!

Debbie Saunders
Swift Parrot Project Officer
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Threatened Species Unit, Southern Directorate
PO Box 2115 Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Ph: (02) 6298 9733  Freecall: 1800 66 57 66 Fax: (02) 6299 4281
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02/11/01 11:11

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David,
I tend to think that Painted Honeyeaters are more obvious in spring, though whether it is because they have moved in or just more obvious on call, I don't know. Most of my sightings are in spring, at various places in the west (Cocoparra, Gundabooka and Weddin Mountains NP). We banded one in September at the last spot, though it was the only one seen/heard over the whole weekend. The time at Cocoparra I was regularly visiting the park, and this was my only record in four years, though on this day they were particularly common, being seen at two locations. I also found one regularly over a summer at Lake Wyangan near Griffith after they were discovered on the Twitchathon weekend in about 1993.
Has anyone noticed whether the mistletoe is having a particularly good year, as this seems to be a major factor when they are about.
Cheers,
Peter


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>Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Painted Honeyeaters
>Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 10:16:03 +1100
>
>Is there a movement of Painted Honeyeaters into NSW at the moment or is it
>that people are just in areas where they normally occur?
>
>I am aware of recent reports of Painted Honeyeaters in the Capertee Valley
>and Wollar areas.  These are usual sites for them during summer, albeit in
>relatively small numbers.
>
>Over the twitchathon weekend Alan Morris found them near Baradine while my
>team had birds calling west of Gulargambone.  I think I also recall Mick
>Todd mentioning these birds in the Riverina at the moment as well.
>
>Several colleagues of mine from just returned from survey work on the
>Culgoa, north-west of Brewarrina.  They report that Painted Honeyeaters
>are among the most common birds up there at the moment, being seen or
>heard at about half of the stops they made.
>
>As I say, are they in larger numbers in NSW at the moment or is it just a
>case of people being in the right place at the right time?
>
>Cheers
>
>David
>
>David Geering
>Regent Honeyeater Recovery Coordinator
>NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
>P.O. Box 2111
>Dubbo  NSW  2830
>Ph: 02 6883 5335 or Freecall 1800 621 056
>Fax: 02 6884 9382
>
>
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