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Pied Currawong regurgitation

To: Alastair & Clare Smith <>
Subject: Pied Currawong regurgitation
From: Brian Fleming <>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 19:14:13 +1000
Alastair & Clare Smith wrote:
> 
> On Friday I was having a picnic at Green Patch (Jervis Bay, NSW) on
> Friday when as a result of my son throwing his crusts to the birds and
> we found ourselves surrounded by 25 Pied Currawongs. I was impressed
> and commenting on the large flock size when one of the birds
> regurgitated a roundish pellet (about 1.5cm in diameter) of green
> material and seeds. The green material and possibly the seeds appears
> to have come from a species of native pine. I counted approximately 65
> seeds in the pellet.
> 
> 
> 
> This is the first time that I have observed such behaviour and with
> volume 7 of HANZAB not due out next year I have no reference book to
> refer to. Can anyone comment if this is usual behaviour.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Alastair
I have seen a Pied Currawong eject a pellet onto the drive in our garden
in Ivanhoe (Vic. - a Melbourne suburb if you don't know).
It proved to be made up of the seeds of Sweet Pittosporum.

We once hand-raised a couple of Willy Wagtails - we fed them on
mealworms as well as other crawlies. They also ate the adult mealworm
beetles. They ejected the hard wing-cases later.
Anthea Fleming
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