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Pied Currawongs in Melbourne

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Subject: Pied Currawongs in Melbourne
From: Fiona Anderson <>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:35:47 +1100
Hi,



We have them regularly in our garden in suburban Bulleen near Doncaster. We 
have a fairly big pond where they like to bathe.  Recently they were feeding a 
young bird so presumably they have bred near here.



Cheers,



Fiona

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> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Pied Currawongs in Melbourne
> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:37:52 +1100
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> They can be seen reasonably frequently along St Kilda Road, and around
> Albert Park Lake. I work in St Kilda Road - I probably see Currawongs once
> every week or so. Keep a look out for Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, as well
> as the usual Sulphur-crested Cockatoos. There's also Long-billed Corellas,
> and on occasion odd birds like Darters that I've seen flying over! I suspect
> that part of the reason for the diversity is that this area falls half-way
> between Albert Park Lake and the Royal Botanical Gardens.
>
> All the best,
>
> Paul Dodd
> Docklands, Vic
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>  On Behalf Of Mark Stanley
> Sent: Sunday, 21 March 2010 8:25 PM
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Pied Currawongs in Melbourne
>
> I have recently returned to Melbourne after living in Perth for about 7
> years. I was suprised to see a pair of Pied Currawongs in South Melbourne
> (Corner of Clarendon St and Albert Road. They were being harried by the
> local Red Wattlebirds. I don't recall Currawongs being anything like this
> close into Melbourne before.
>
> --
> Mark Stanley
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