G'day all
I was in the Peter Murrell Reserve (Kingston, Tasmania) last
Thursday, looking for endemic Pardalotes etc. Between the first and
second dam were two Brown Falcons which seemed very interested in a
particularly large gum tree. This is close to the edge of the
forested area and nearby is a large cleared area with housing
developments. Fairly typical BF habitat. Later on I was in a
densely wooded area, well away from the reserve edge and a large
raptor silently whoooshed past me (if one can whoosh silently?). It
perched low in a tree and I raised the binoculars for a Brown
Goshawk. No, it was a Brown Falcon.
I've never seen a BF in such dense forest. People who have been to
the reserve will attest that the tree cover on the slopes is quite
dense. HANZAB reports BFs in such forests if they have chased
something in. It seems to have been seldom recorded however.
Other birds seen included Tasmanian Native-Hen, Yellow Wattlebird,
Yellow-throated Honeyeater, Black-headed Honeyeater, Dusky Robin,
Green Rosella, Scarlet Robin, Beautiful Firetail, Little Wattlebird
and Crescent Honeyeater. No Forty-spotted Pardalotes on this visit.
Cheers
Steve Clark
Hamilton, Vic
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