Today's weather was lovely and fine - 100% azure sky, slight breeze,
temp in the mid 20s - just what you expect in Brisbane in May. You
have to go out at lunch time when conditions are like this.
As I was perambulating around the Roma St Parklands taking in the
floral displays set up for Mother's Day, I observed a Buff-banded Rail
fossicking through the garden beds. This led me to reflect on how
much time / proportion of lifecycle must a species spend in gardens to
qualify as a "garden bird"? (This begs the question as to what is a
"garden bird"?)
Clearly, species that breed in and spend extensive proportions of
their lives in urban parks and gardens qualify as garden birds. By
this measure, Bush Thickknees and Turkeys are garden birds. So are
Pacific Black and Maned Ducks, Eurasian Coots, Dusky Moorhens and Aus
Grebes.
Tawny Frogmouths would be garden birds, but what about Boobooks and
Powerful Owls? Do species that periodically visit gardens (like
Cassowaries) qualify? What about migrants (such as Koels) that
frequent gardens when they are in town?
Regards, Laurie.
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