Hi Chris
I have been observing the highway birds for about 3 years now. Two are male
and female often seen near each other and I suspect they are a breeding pair
and the highway is within their breeding territory. Greg may be right about
a rat irruption but the number of Grey goshawks I have been seeing doesn't
suggest an influx. Greg, however, is out and about more than me so is
perhaps in a better position to judge.
Cheers
Andrew Thelander
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Sent: Wednesday, 12 May 2010 7:28 PM
To: Greg Roberts
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Subject: grey goshawks on the wire
Hi Greg, when you say this is a new thing, how far back are you
talking? I've had reliable Grey Goshawks near Coolum sitting on
powerlines for at least 5 years, probably longer.
Regards,
Chris
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On 12/05/2010, at 11:46 AM, "Greg Roberts" <>
wrote:
> Andrew raises the interesting phenomenon of Grey Goshawks sitting
> out on the
> open on the Sunshine Coast.
>
> I also have noticed this, and I see goshawks regularly sitting on
> telegraph
> wires in the flat sugar cane fields. However, unfortunately, I don't
> think
> it's a case of adaptability. It is a recent development and
> coincides with
> something of a plague of rats (species undetermined) in heavily
> grassed
> parts of the coast.
>
> The proliferation of Grey Goshawks coincides with the recording of
> unusually
> good numbers of Eastern Grass Owl, Australian Hobby, Spotted Harrier
> and
> other raptors, including Brown Goshawk. It is nonetheless
> interesting that a
> species normally associated with wet forest is so conspicuous at
> this time.
>
> Greg Roberts
>
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