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Unusual Brown Falcon Behaviour

To: Frank O'Connor <>
Subject: Unusual Brown Falcon Behaviour
From: Martin Butterfield <>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 19:36:37 +0000
The species account in HANZAB includes (under Food; Behaviour):

> "Detect prey by sound when trying to extract nestlings *from hollow
> branch*."


Perhaps this bird was trying very hard?

Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

On 6 November 2016 at 21:43, Frank O'Connor <> wrote:

>
> I am not aware of Brown Falcons using tree hollows. Hopefully someone else
> can give you a full answer. I have seen Nankeen Kestrels in Broome use a
> tree hollow.
>
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