Hi All
Was working at the northern end of the Sugarloaf Range west of Newcastle
today and found a White-browed Scrub Wren nest with eggs. It was tucked into
a grassy tussock right on the ground.
Also found what was probably a Striated Thornbill nest, newly made, on the
ground with a big hole torn out of the back. I have previously seen a pair
of Noisy Friar birds methodically demolishing a ST nest and using the
material for their own. All the while the thornbills were frantically trying
to defend their territory and nestlings- it's a rough world out there!
Cheers
Colin Driscoll
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Colin Driscoll
Environmental Biologist
PO Box 1047
Toronto NSW 2283
Australia
Ph/fax +61 2 49598016
Mob 0438 773029
email
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