Some years ago I saw numbers of Satin Bowerbirds up the Garfield North
Road (north of the Princes Hwy; turn off via Drew Rd just east of the
big rest stop with toilets). They ere a winter flock in farmland near
the head of the road, past Cannibal Hill, which is also worth a look at
for birds and orchids.
I have also seen quite a few SBBs, more recently, north of Marysville
from bush roads as one heads north towards Alexandra -usually fleeting
glimpses from the car - the floppy flight is unmistakeable.
Of course in Bright they are present in swarms in the colder months -
mostly green birds of course. We found a rather neglected bower in the
shrubbery near the former court-house, behind the Dept Environment's
building.
Anthea Fleming
in Ivanhoe, Vic.
Gil Langfield wrote:
>
> While on a lovely walk near Marysville on a perfect Melbourne day, I
> saw in
> the distance a medium-sized completely black bird on the ground. I
> though
> it had to be either a Little Raven or Currawong but it seemed
> different. As
> I got closer it went into the scrub. I followed a little later and
> immediately stumbled on a display area complete with lots of blue
> plastic.
> I had not thought of Satin Bowerbirds so close to Melbourne (95 km)
> and had
> never seen one in Victoria even though the distribution maps for the
> two
> atlas periods that I consulted afterwards show them westward as far as
> the
> Otway Ranges.
>
> I have more accurate location details if anybody is interested.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gil Langfield
> Melbourne, Australia
>
>
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