Thanks Mike,
My assumption of more birds were that I wa scooting along the highway at 110km
and over the few kilometres that I described, I saw 2 birds together, then 3
single birds shooting over the road - I assumed there were more birds about,
but they may have been widely spaced or higher.
Temperatures have got cooler quickly in Albury, but not certain if they have
dropped to temperatures that would encourage temporary hibernation (though
looking at weatherzone it has dropped to 10 degrees, whereas the previous week
it was closer to 17-19).
Had a look at Wonga wetlands this morning but no swifts seen.
Cheers,
Peter
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Subject: WTNT - Chiltern, NE Victoria
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 22:00:07 +1100
To:
G'day Peter & other readers
WTNT have gone scarce in Victoria in the last fortnight - so good to have your
sighting. The Larmours saw 3 in Chiltern on the 4th March, and Michael Ramsey
saw 10 west of Castlemaine today, so only small flocks when they are being
located.
WTNT have been found in cold weather or when food was in short supply in a
state of temporary hibernation in a tree hollow in Qld (Emu 85, 200-201). This
makes one think of this possiblity when we realise how cold it has been in Vic
recently.
Happy swift hunting
Mike
===================Michael
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On 07/03/2015, at 4:07 PM, Peter Ewin wrote:Driving back from lunch in Milawa,
there were White-throated Needletails just above the tree canopy over the Hume
Highway. Five birds were seen between the northern edge of the Chiltern Forest
and the Barnawatha Forest, but I suspect they were part of a larger flock
within the area.Cheers,Peter
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