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Bird of prey in my backyard

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Subject: Bird of prey in my backyard
From: Jana <>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:03:47 +1000

Hi everyone,

After hearing a loud clunk on our roof, we looked out the window and saw a dead pigeon on the ground. We went out to see what had happened, and to our amazement, saw a bird of prey on our roof, which then flew into a tree in our backyard, where it is still sitting, being hassled by Noisy miners, and our resident Grey Butcherbird and Willie Wagtail.

I'm in West End, Brisbane (only a km or so from the CBD and right near the river), and being a reasonably amateur birder, am not sure what this bird is. The only birds that look similar in my field guide are juvenile Collared Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk, as it has very distinct brown barring on its breast and belly. The bird's feathers are quite ruffled, so it is difficult to tell, but it appears to have a more rounded than square tail, which according to my guide would make it a Brown Goshawk.

So I guess I'm asking if this would be a bird that I could expect to see in what is virtually inner city Brisbane??

Cheers,
Jana.



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