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Orange-bellied Parrot - timing of return to breeding grounds

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Subject: Orange-bellied Parrot - timing of return to breeding grounds
From: "Peter Menkhorst" <>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:46:01 +1100
Alan Stuart asked whether he could expect to see OBPs at Melaleuca in mid 
September.
The answer is no  - you would need to be very lucky. From memory I think the 
earliest arrival date at Melaleuca is late September [don't have the data to 
hand]. Most OBPs do not arrive at Melaleuca until mid-late October. At that 
time they are pre-occupied with gaining a nest site and mate and are not 
necessarily easy to find. Through December the females are spending most of 
their time inside a hollow [or nest box] and are therefore pretty much out of 
sight. By far the best time to see good numbers is in the 2nd half of January 
and first half of February when breeding has finished and the juveniles have 
boosted the numbers. At that time good numbers are visiting the feed table 
outside the Deny King Hide throughout the day, but early morning is best. 
Adults begin drifting north in late February and the juveniles follow in March. 
By end of March they have all left Melaleuca.

Peter Menkhorst
Orange-bellied parrot Recovery Team
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