Pied Currawongs

["Shirley Cook" <>]

Dear all,

The problem of Pied Currawongs spreading seeds is a huge one in the Northern 
Tablelands and particularly around Armidale where there are many privets, 
hawthorns, cotoneasters and pyracanthas.  The privet in particular comes up 
everywhere and in some of the paddocks outside the city there are hundreds 
of hawthorn bushes.  The Currawongs themselves are a major problem staying 
around and breeding up in large numbers.  From time to time the council has 
a blitz on the privet but the other berry-producers remain a major 
contributor to the large Pied Currawong population that stays around all 
year.
Shirley Cook
Secretary/Treasurer
Birds Australia - Northern NSW Group