For what it's worth, on a couple of occasions now guys at work have found them
in pitfall traps (pipes) during fauna surveys. Whether they think the pipes are
potential roosting sites or they end up in there some other way, I don't know
John
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> On 31 Oct 2013, at 6:55 pm, "Philip Maher" <> wrote:
>
> Hello Debbie
>
> On several occasions in the mallee, where hollows are quite scarce, I¹ve
> flushed an owlet-nightjar from the ground or close to the ground, roosting
> near or on the trunk of a tree. They are probably young birds dispersing
> after fledging. I suspect your bird has found itself in a tree guard
> accidently, although it is a species that will take advantage of what¹s on
> offer. Late last year, on two occasions, an owlet-nightjar (or possibly two
> separate birds) went down the flue of a pot-bellied stove in my sister¹s
> house and lived to tell the tale (see Latest News 18 December 2012 on my
> website). I¹ve also seen one come out of a round hole in a concrete bridge
> at Lake Bindegolly in SW Queensland.
>
> Cheers
>
> Philip Maher
>
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