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Magpie Nesting with Chicken-wire

To: "'Carl Clifford'" <>, "'Birding-Aus Aus'" <>
Subject: Magpie Nesting with Chicken-wire
From: "Tony Russell" <>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:22:48 +0930
Ah Magsters, yes.

Last night I heard a Magster warbling for hours in the dark in my
garden, started at about 12 midnight.

Any ideas why they do this night time stuff ?

T.

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From: 
 On Behalf Of Carl Clifford
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:17 PM
To: Birding-Aus Aus
Subject: Magpie Nesting with Chicken-wire


Dear All,

Magpie nesting season appears to have started here in Gorokan, on the  
NSW Central Coast. For a few days there has been a Magpie in the yard  
collecting sticks, not so unusual. Now the little blighter has started  
tugging at the chicken-wire that covers a pergola. Unfortunately (for  
me) the chicken-wire is around 20 years old and a bit rusty in parts.  
This has allowed the Magster to pull away the wire from the staples  
that hold it to the pergola frame in places. I think I will have to do  
a few repairs to the wire after the nesting season is over. I know  
that Magpies use wire in their nests on occasions, but i have never  
seen one so pro-active in obtaining it before.

Cheers,

Carl Clifford
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