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Hi all
A local school here in Broome is constructing
a new a building which will be on the site of a Great Bowerbird's bower. They
have requested my help regarding what they can do minimise the impact
on the bird's life. Current ideas which they've floated
are:
- Leave him alone and let him find a new
place;
- Try to relocate the bower into a new position on
site that is safe;
- Remove his display items and hope he makes a new
bower.
Does anyone have any experience with this type of
matter who can shed some light on this for me? Great Bowerbird bowers are much
larger than those of the Satin and Regent Bowerbirds which many readers on
the east coast might be familiar with, but I am hoping that the same types of
behavioural responses might be shared with our birds here. Insights or
experiences with Great Bowerbirds would be very useful.
I'm open to any suggestions but direct experience
would be favoured over speculation. Thanks for your help
Happy birding
Ricki
Broome WA
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