The article also mentioned House Sparrows destroying eggs. I've haven't heard
of sparrows doing that before, can anyone comment on whether they do it with
other species?
Peter Shute
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> On 12 Nov 2015, at 12:48 AM, Dean Ingwersen <>
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> Hi all,
>
> During the 2015 captive release of Regent Honeyeaters in Chiltern-Mt Pilot
> NP, we have worked to undertake video monitoring of nesting birds to examine
> reasons for nest failure. Today we put out a joint press release with DELWP
> (Victorian Govt) that demonstrates predation of nests (and attempted
> predation of the sitting females) by both Sugar Glider and Squirrel Glider.
>
> The link to the story is here:
> http://birdlife.org.au/media/regent-honeyeaters-eggs-under-attack/
>
> The video links for our YouTube channel are:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8PF8IMX3lo
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTlKxNBSrSs
>
> regards, Dean
>
> Dean Ingwersen | Woodland Bird Program Manager and
> Regent Honeyeater recovery coordinator
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