It's odd. My sister has been swearing black and blue that she's seen black
cockatoos with red tails at the Rosanna Parklands in Melbourne a few years
ago. She's not sure if they were RTBCs or Glossies.
While I was there a couple of weeks ago after some Gang Gangs, I got talking
to a guy who lives in an adjoining property, and he gave me the same story.
One account is easy to discount, but two unrelated accounts becomes more
credible.
I'm assuming these are escapees. Rosanna isn't far from Bundoora.
Bill
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From: "Tim Dolby" <>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:34 AM
To: "simon starr" <>; "BA email"
<>
Subject: Red-tailed Black Cockatoos in Beenak forest
Tom Fletcher sent me an email about a similar situation (see message
below).
Interestingly Tom also notes that RTBC turn up in Lorne from time to time,
suggesting a possible isolated Otway population. Tom asks for any further
information. (I can find no records.) Tom's email is
Cheers,
Tim
________
Hi Tim,
You may like to pass this on through Birding Aus. When I lived at Wandin
North, 3137, (for 23 years) during the 1980/90's people regularly reported
to me a small flock of Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos. My son positively
sighted this flock passing around Little Stringy Bark Creek in the 90's.
In those days I unfortunately did not submit records as we do now.
We lived on 10 acres and each morning at dawn, approx. 100 Yellow-tailed
B.C's would assemble at dawn on our fruit etc. trees adjoining our house.
Many would feed on our back lawn. After working out their agenda for the
day they would then head off in all directions in flocks of about 6 to 10.
Although I personally did not record the Red-tails I am thoroughly
convinced a small flock existed in the Yarra Valley/Dandenong's.
A few records of Red-tails comes in from time to time from Lorne in the
Otways. If anyone can add to these records I would be most appreciative
for the info.
Regards,
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: on behalf of simon starr
Sent: Thu 4/15/2010 9:02 AM
To: BA email
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Red-tailed Black Cockatoos in Beenak forest
As a slight aside to this, last spring I was showing some visiting
American birders around the mallee. We had lunch at Lake Hattah and
afterwards headed off back south to Wyperfeld. Along the way one of the
Americans asked me how common Red-tailed Black Cockatoos are here? as
looking at the field guide he was surprised that he had seen one. He
claimed that he had good views of one in the Red Gums there while we were
"off with the birds" in another direction. I can understand that he
didn't mention it at the time. They were new to the country, seeing lots
of new birds all the time ( especially cockatoos and parrots at Lake
Hattah! ), this was just another one. I quizzed him quite extensively and
its hard to think of anything else it could have been. Needless to say I
was a bit miffed at missing out.
It would seem likely that if this was one, this individual could have
hailed from the Darling River population, and follows a sighting of one in
Mildura some time back. I guess we will never know.
I cant add anything to the Beenak reports, other than to say that its a
long way from East Gippsland if they are Glossys, possibly more likely an
escaped pair of Red-tails that have nested ??
Cheers,
Simon Starr
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