Supporting the earlier posts re. the status of the Regent Bowerbird at Tumbi
Umbi I used to band birds on a farm there in the early to late 1970s and the
Regent Bowerbird was regularly caught and banded. There was also a report
from a local of 40+ male birds in a tree. The late Bill Lane and John
Disney produced a 'Bird in the Hand' which illustrated how to age and sex
the species based on birds banded at Tumbi Umbi and Iluka, in northern NSW.
Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
| PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460
| 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960
http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com
http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/
I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which I
live and work – the Gumbaynggirr, Yaegl and Bundjalung peoples – and to
pay respect to their elders both past and present.
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Neumann via Birding-Aus
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2018 6:21 PM
To: David Bishop
Cc:
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Regent Bowerbird on the move?
Thanks for all the replies.
The distribution map martin sent was very useful and David’s information on
Kincumber will be of interest to my Cousin at Tumbi Umbi.
Julie Neumann
0247393063preferred. 0429130679
On 11 Mar 2018, at 6:13 pm, David Bishop <> wrote:
I used to live in Kincumber not far from Gosford, in a small patch of
forest. We regularly observed Regent Bowerbirds on our property during our
12 years residence there. In fact this marvellous bird regular came to our
feeder especially in response to grated cheese. I recall on one occasion
counting 12 males at one sitting!
Best wishes
David
<HR>
<BR> Birding-Aus mailing list
<BR>
<BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
<BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
</HR>
| 