Fwd: ?NIGHTJARS OVER MELBOURNE TENNIS = Silver Gulls

[Rebecca <>]

Apparently they were "using" a Wedge-tailed Eagle in an attempt to
keep birds away. The tournament director was on TV talking about it
early in the tournament, did anyone see this? He said they walk out on
the court with the bird (rather than attach it to the top of the
stadium as they allegedly did/do during AFL games!)


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> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:52:02 +1100
> From: "Mike Carter" <>
> To: "Dave Torr" <>,        "birding-aus"
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>        Silver  Gulls
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> Dave! Were you really NOT watching the tennis and seeing those Silver Gulls
> flying around and their feathers floating down onto the court!
>
> That Roger thought they may be Nightjars is welcome upgrade from the common
> belief that a bird active at night must be an Owl or a Night Parrot!
>
> Mike Carter
> 30 Canadian Bay Road
> Mount Eliza  VIC 3930
> Tel  (03) 9787 7136
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