To Birding Aus From Desley Williams member BOCA Mackay
I refer to my email sent early Sept. regarding an unidentified bird with a red
rubberband or bottletop around its beak and head seen at our Baptist church
service, which operates under a school building. I saw that bird about 5
weeks later, still surviving; and again last Sunday 16th; it is very good
condition and we got a close up view, it is definitely a Great Bowerbird; and
the red item is a bottletop. Two teenagers had earlier seen it very close so
we may be able to catch it.
After the 2nd sighting in early Oct, I asked the school secretary if the
Gardener had seen it but despite a search of the grounds then a since, he has
never seen it, niether have any of the teaching staff; her suggestion was
perhaps it is attracted to the church music on Sundays. She gave permission
for the local Mackay BOCA to look for it during school holidays; and
hopefully find a bower and try to catch it. I assume it is feeding on the fig
trees in the grounds; there is also a school nature reserve. Can anyone
explain how this bird would be able to eat and drink. Regards Desley Williams
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