Hi everybody -
A friend of mine, Dr Darryl Jones from Griffith University, is working on a
paper on Torresian Crow roosts in Brisbane. One feature of Torresian Crows
is that they will use traditional roost sites for long periods, where
considerable numbers of crows roost communally. Darryl's question was
whether other Australian corvids roost communally at traditional roosts.
I have frequently observed Little Ravens gathering near dusk at a suburban
shopping centre in Melbourne, prior to going to roost. My feeling is that
these birds (often 30+ birds) are most likely to be roosting together if
they gather near dusk at the same place, night after night. Because they
seem to gather at the same site prior to going to roost, I am led to
suspect that they are also using the same roost site. Because I observe
this pre-roosting gathering behaviour from the bus as it passes the
shopping centre, I have not yet determined exactly where the roost is.
I am not sure how one defines "traditional", but I would be interested in
any observations of Little Ravens roosting in numbers, particularly at the
same sites over a period.
Many thanks,
Ian
Ian Temby, 1999 Churchill Fellow
Wildlife Damage Control Officer
Flora & Fauna Program, Port Phillip Region
Department of Sustainability and Environment
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