Another weird story. Actually it seems there never was an alarming story
(that rekindled this whole cat debate). It is likely that cats have been
killing Night Parrots for years so there was nothing new in the suggestion.
But it appears there still isn't proof of it (at least from this). Things
should not be overstated. It does not help the cause. Found feathers does
not indicate that a bird died. Apart from other mentioned options, it could
just be moulted feathers, an option that curiously is not mentioned and
could be the most likely. It seems that these birds don't move much, so
nothing odd about finding a collection of moulted feathers. There is a
little photo there, that I can't see evidence that the feathers have been
bitten of at the base. If feathers have been bitten off by a cat, it should
be easy to see that on at least some of them, and this would be worth
mentioning, without going as far as DNA analysis for cat saliva or whatever
they did. This item has this quote: "Murphy says: ?With respect to the
feathers, the conclusion is that no-one can say with any certainty what
happened to result in a Night Parrot losing 31 feathers." A rather weird
statement, given that in general, all birds moult all their feathers each
year, and that is a lot more than 31!
Philip
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Subject: Important New Information on Night Parrots
Carl,
So, the parrot is neither dead or alive until after you open the cat?
Cheers
Glenn
-----Original Message-----From: Birding-Aus
On Behalf Of Carl Clifford
Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2015 9:53 AM
To: mcnabangus Cc: <>; <>
Subject: Important New Information on Night Parrots
Obviously a Schrödinger's Parrot.
Carl Clifford
> On 10 Mar 2015, at 6:42 pm, mcnabangus <> wrote:
>
> Im confused...it has been confirmed as being killed by a cat by John
> as well as being confirmed that they have no idea what happened to it
> and it may not be dead by Steve?
>
> Cheers
> Angus
>
> -------- Original message --------> From: Greg Roberts
<>> Date:> To: birding-aus
<>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Important New Information on Night Parrots
>
>
> There have been some interesting developments in the Night Parrot
> story.
> Feral cats may not be quite the hazard to the birds that we feared.
> Dingoes are being regarded as a useful tool in protecting the
> population. Significantly, the Queensland Government has become
> involved in efforts to protect the property in south-west Queensland
> where the parrots occur.
> Dr Steve Murphy is to be congratulated on his excellent work - in
> collaboration with John Young, who discovered the Night Parrot
> population - in conducting further research into the birds, and in
> developing conservation strategies to protect this critically
> endangered species.
> For further information and images of Night Parrot feathers, a feral
> cat and a dingo from the site, see here:
> http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/important-news-regar
> ding-night-parrots.html
> Greg Roberts
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