Crested Hawk was what came to my mind when I read Jana's posting, because of
the barring, but the crest surely would have been obvious?
Crested Hawks were present on Tamborine Mountain (inland from the Gold
Coast) when I was growing up there in the 1930s. My mother, a keen observer
of the local natural history, told me that unlike other hawks they did not
eat other birds, but fed on insects. To my child's mind this seemed an
admirable characteristic and so they were my favourite hawk species. Also
their call was so easy to recognise.
But there's an implication in Bill Jolly's comment that maybe they do take
small birds.
Anyone on birding-aus observed this?
Syd
> From: "Bill Jolly" <>
> Reply-To: <>
> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:10:05 +1000
> To: "Birding Aus" <>, "Jana"
> <>
> Subject: RE: [BIRDING-AUS] Bird of prey in my backyard
>
> Hi Jana
>
> Without a full description, I won't try to ID the bird, but don't overlook
> Pacific Baza - a bird I've often seen in West End down towards Hill End,
> between Montague and Hardgrave Roads. I've seen them perched on roof
> gutters.
>
> A pigeon would be a bit big for a Baza to tackle, but it could have been
> startled and flown into someone's window. It's all guesswork!!
>
> Bill Jolly
>
> "Abberton",
> Lockyer Valley, Queensland.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> Behalf Of Jana
> Sent: Saturday, 30 July 2005 1:04 PM
> To:
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Bird of prey in my backyard
>
>
> 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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