I can think of several “close to the coast” locations near my house in
Sydney where I see them – Chiltern Track & tracks off West Head Rd in
Ku-ring-gai National Park; Muogamarra(sp?) Nature Reserve just north of
Sydney. So I’d say closer to teh coast is not an issue. Habitat
might be a guide, but they seem to be OK with most types as long as it’s not too
cultivated or treeless. (Birdlife says they’re a bird of dry eucalypt
forest; Pizzey describes a range of habitats including “coastal heathlands &
scrubs”; Australian Bird Guide suggests just about any non-urban or
non-agricultural environment with trees...) I’d agree as long as it’s open
but has trees – not sure I’ve ever seen them in densely wooded areas.
So hopefully they’re a garden tick because they’re with you by
choice...
Cheers
Tom Wilson
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2020 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] two honeyeater
questions
I
recorded a white-eared honeyeater in Cobden in May 2018. Also not the dry
inland.
From:
Birding-Aus <> On Behalf Of Tony
Russell
Sent: Saturday, 18 July 2020 11:02 AM
To: Sonja Ross
<>
Cc: Birding Aus
<>
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] two
honeyeater questions
Get them in Western Vic as well, and in the Murraylands.
On Sat, 18 Jul 2020 at 10:17, Sonja Ross
<> wrote:
I see White-eared Honeyeaters regularly in N.E. Melbourne,
sometimes on vegetation on the banks of the Yarra River, so they aren't not
just a bird of the inland, dry country.
On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 17:06, Kim Sterelny <> wrote:
- Today at my place near Central Tilba, NSW far south
coast, I saw for the first time white-eared honeyeaters (at least two).
The distribution maps do not exclude them, but I thought they were more
inland, dry country birds. Possible that fires and drought have pushed
them east, and they are still here? Others more expert (almost everyone)
will probably know whether this sighting is genuinely
unusual
- For the last couple of months, I am getting dozens,
if not more, of white napped honeyeaters coming into drink at my various
watering stations. I have always had a few, but lately they have been the
most common bird on the property, by quite a way. Has anyone else noted a
spike in their numbers?
Hope you are all doing OK in
these weird times
Kim Sterelny, School of Philosophy, Research School of
the Social Sciences, Australian National University, Acton, 0200, ACT,
Australia
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