Yes, and I distinctly remember Kestrels nesting in elm tree hollows in the
UK when I was a kid. It was a bit of a climb but I got an egg.
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Greg and Val Clancy
Sent: 10 November 2016 20:56
To: Martin Butterfield; Frank O'Connor
Cc: birding-aus NEW; Maris Lauva
Subject: Unusual Brown Falcon Behaviour
Hi all,
Stephen Debus commented "Brown Falcons occasionally use hollows".
Regards
Greg
Dr Greg Clancy
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Butterfield
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2016 6:36 AM
To: Frank O'Connor
Cc: birding-aus NEW ; Maris Lauva
Subject: Unusual Brown Falcon Behaviour
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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