I have observed rose-rings a few times in Toohey Forest and over the Nathan
campus of Griffith University (which is in Toohey Forest) during the past 10
years. All observations were singles and their call always drew my
attention. I have assumed they (it?) are simply one-off escapees rather than
any small self-sustaining population. Given their distinctive call and the
amount of time I've spent in Toohey there certainly aren't any numbers of
birds there. For what it's worth (which isn't much), there was also an
Eclectus parrot living in Toohey for a while, though I didn't observe it
myself.
Regards
Terry Reis
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Subject: Rose-ringed Parakeet and Black Kite at
Sherwood,Brisbane
This morning, Seb Pardo, Mike Bennett, Chris Glen, Eric McElroy (visiting
from Ohio) and myself were surprised to see a female Rose-ringed Parakeet
fly over the lakes at Sherwood Arboretum in Brisbane and land in a
Eucalypt. It remained in the tree for a few minutes before the harassment
from a Galah was too much and the bird headed off.
Can anyone provide information on the status of the species around
Brisbane? This may be a one-off escapee and I know there was a recent BA
discussion about them in Melbourne, but we'd be interested to hear if they
are regularly seen in SE Queensland.
About an hour later a Black Kite flew over heading in an easterly
direction. As I understand it, this is an uncommon bird within Brisbane
(although can be see in the Lockyer Valley not too far to the west).
Also present were 2 Spotless Crakes, an Azure Kingfisher and a Water Rat.
Cheers, Pete Kyne
Brisbane
Peter M. Kyne
PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology
University of Queensland
St Lucia 4072 QLD
Ph: (07) 3365 2720 or 3365 2944
Fax: (07) 3365 1299
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