Re: RE: [Birding-Aus] Butcherbirds v Quails

[Goodfellow <>]

Some years ago, while carrying out biological surveys near Pine Creek, NT, I saw two immature Silver-backed Butcherbirds harassing a Red Flying-fox.  First one would have a peck at it, and then another.  

Denise (in chilly North Carolina) 

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On 18/05/2009 9:14 PM John Graff wrote:


Hi Tony, Tom and others



I have never observed this behaviour personally, however there was an article in WA Bird Notes a while ago by Frank O'Connor detailing a record of three Pied Butcherbirds which had caught a Stubble Quail at Charles Darwin Nature Reserve in WA. The full reference is;

O'Connor, F 2004, 'Pied Butcherbirds catching a Stubble Quail', Western Australian Bird Notes, No. 110, pp. 13.



Cheers,

John

> Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 15:51:53 +1000
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Butcherbirds v Quails
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> Tony,
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> Strange coincidence, last weekend I was trying to photograph a small group
> of Brown Quail when a Grey Butcherbird appeared from nowhere and (appeared)
> to try and take one, I've never witnessed this before.
>
> Tom
>
> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Tony Gibson <> wrote:
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> > Hi birders
> >
> > This morning in a fallow paddock I saw two Pied Butcherbirds hunting a
> > flock of Brown Quails. They (PBs) perched in nearby trees and then one flew
> > down to flutter vigorously just above the grass level (c 1m) and drop
> > repeatedly into the grass until the Quail flushed. Then the chase was on.
> > Both Butcherbirds pursued the fleeing Quail, but each time the Quail was
> > able to drop almost vertically at full tilt into cover, leaving the PBs
> > overrunning and having to try again. Saw this three times, (different Quail
> > each time), a first for me.
> > Any similar experiences?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Tony
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