At a guess, perhaps a young bird begging food?
Chris
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Steve Creber <>wrote:
> On the topic - broadly speaking - of Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos, I
> heard a call yesterday from one which I have never heard before (and I
> see and/or hear them virtually every day). It was a cackling sound
> almost like a deep-voiced wattlebird, quite different from anything in
> the usual repertoire. The bird was quite animated, perhaps agitated,
> while producing this call. Is anyone familiar with this call and its
> possible significance?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Terry Bishop
> Sent: Friday, 9 January 2009 5:32 PM
> To: Birding Australia
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Glossy/Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos
>
> My father lives at Old Bar and fishes for Ludrick at Manning Point. You
> see
> this behaviour on the other side of the river on the road to Harrington.
> I
> have also seen the same on the Old Bar Rd about 4Km's towards Taree from
> Old
> Bar on Chain Rd. I used to see them on the Salt Water Rd from Old Bar
> but
> this area is now built out. They seem to be happy to feed in the same
> areas
> with little or no interaction between the species.
>
> Terry B
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Stephen Ambrose
> Date: 01/09/09 15:53:52
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Glossy/Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos
>
> We've just arrived back from a fabulous holiday break near Manning
> Point, at
>
> The mouth of the Manning River, Mid-North NSW.
>
>
>
> Each day a flock of 6 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos flew into the
> immediate
> Area around our cabin to feed on the seeds of Forest Red Gums
> (Eucalyptus
> Tereticornis) and various Banksia species. Interestingly, on the 2nd day
> of
> Our stay only, three Glossy Black-Cockatoos flew into the same area to
> feed
> On the seeds of Forest She-oaks (Allocasuarina torulosa) while the
> Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos were still feeding.
>
>
>
> This is the first time I've seen these two species feeding in the same
> area
> At the same time. They were quite clearly two separate feeding groups,
> Feeding on different food items, and there were no obvious interactions
> Between them, except maybe responding vocally to each others calls. I'm
> not
> So sure how common this association is and I'm interested to know if
> anyone
> Has observed these two species feeding together at other locations.
>
>
>
> A 10-km stretch of a relatively secluded surf beach was just a 400-metre
>
> Walk from our cabin. On Days 5, 6 & 7 of our holiday (6-8 January 2009),
> the
>
> Surf was low and beyond the breakers the water was relatively calm. We
> Enjoyed watching small numbers of Little Terns dive for fish just beyond
> the
>
> Breaking waves at these times.
>
>
>
> Stephen Ambrose
>
> Ryde, NSW
>
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