Heather I have looked up the Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol 4 Sandgrouse to Cuckoos and on page 536 it says: "Although the parasitic cuckoos do not...
Heather.Moorcroft@...
Dec 2, 2005 9:14 am
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Thanks Heather and Heather. Sorry that I did not respond to this earlier. There have been many reports of adult cuckoos feeding juveniles of their own species....
Richard Noske
richard.noske@...
Dec 2, 2005 9:27 am
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No the foster parent wasn't identified - it was picked up on the median strip on the road by the Durack Primary School by a neighbour. Only know that during...
Heather Ryan & Max Mace
budji@...
Dec 3, 2005 10:07 am
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No the foster parent wasn't identified - it was picked up on the median strip on the road by the Durack Primary School by a neighbour. Only know that during...
Heather Ryan & Max Mace
budji@...
Dec 4, 2005 2:50 am
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Are these mine site sightings? Sound interesting Cheers Dehne Dehne McLaughlin Environmental and Mining Consulting Services (EMCS) Mobile 0402450905 E Mail...
Dehne Mclaughlin
dehnem@...
Dec 4, 2005 10:02 am
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observed a cockatiel just in the vine thicket casuarine coastal reserve saturday morning ... From: Dehne Mclaughlin To: ntbirds@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,...
One individual is likely to be an escapee, as they tend to be flocks naturally. Richard ________________________________ From: ntbirds@yahoogroups.com...
Richard Noske
richard.noske@...
Dec 5, 2005 2:22 am
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A major report by Birds Australia has just been published. It's called The State of Australia's Birds 2005 and can be downloaded at: ...
Hi All, not good news for us at McMinns. I grabbed these two on my way home from singing practice. Came via Howard springs and Minns Drive while it was still...
Lovely to hear, Sea-eagle - I'd be grateful for details of nest height and tree species (see attached if you have time). Northern Fantails in the mangroves at...
Richard Noske
richard.noske@...
Dec 9, 2005 10:07 am
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Hi All Called into Fiddlers La just after lunch, Sat, 62 Little Curlew there, no water. Arthur & Sheryl...
I went out looking for the letter winged kites again this afternoon and spent quite a bit of time at the site. I didn't see them anywhere. I hope it doesn't...
... And I saw a singleton WBWoodswallow and a huddled group of four out at Harrison Dam Monday evening. Didn't think very carefully about the time of year...
Hi All, I had 5 Y/R Manikins with the Chestnuts at home this morning which is good to see. McMinns Lag. Is holding its low level even after the 48mm rain...
Hello all Made the old familiar jaunt down to Pine Creek today with Max and was rewarded with 75 Gouldian Finches. Same location, same Golden beard grass as...
The white bellied cuckoo shrike nest in the northern Botanic Gardens has hatched two babies very well camoflaged on the nest platform underneath the adult...
This morning Biggles and I flushed 7 snipe which we assume were Swinhoe's at Girraween Lagoon. Yesterday we heard Channel-billed Cuckoo calling in the Howard...
We have had a Swinhoes Snipe here at Mt Bundy the last week. Last year (feb) there were 16 which turned up right after a big rain and hung around for over a...
Sally and Roger
salnr@...
Dec 19, 2005 7:35 am
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Hi All, Seen 17 F/T Swifts fly over home this morning, heading south. Was good to seen all the Swin. Snipe this morning at Girraween and so close as well ...
see you in hobart town biggles see you matt ... From: Darryel Binns To: Nt Birds Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 10:37 PM Subject: [ntbirds] Yellow-rumped Hi...
Are Yellow Orioles known to predate on other birds nests? Just observed one taking an egg from a rufous-banded honeyeater nest. Regards Sally and Roger Phone...
Sally and Roger
salnr@...
Dec 20, 2005 8:35 am
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Maureen and I will be in Hobart too for 12 days over Xmas and NY where we have our house. Have a great wedding Biggles and hope your dear wife is a great...
Dehne Mclaughlin
dehnem@...
Dec 20, 2005 9:47 am
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About 8.30 this morning I noticed a Swinhoe's Snipe under a tree not far from the surf club at Casuarina Beach. At Leanyer sewage ponds this arvo, there was...
I have been watching a pair of Northern Fantails at my favourite fishing spot down from Marakai Crossing on Adelaide River from the time they laid down thier...
Hi All A rather pleasant outing on Christmas Day, we took a morning walk out on the mudflats at Kulaluk Bay, heaps of waders (14 species) out there feeding,...
Hi All, hope you all had a good Xmas. Mind was fairly cold one, not nice day weather wise. I was glad to get back to heat again. When I got back I noticed a...
If they started building only 3 weeks ago, I would not expect young yet. It would take at least one week to build the nest and form the eggs. As for most...
Richard Noske
richard.noske@...
Jan 3, 2006 5:04 am
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Very interesting Sally & Roger. I have seen Olive-backed orioles plucking eggs from a Peaceful Dove nest, and have long suspected the Yellow Oriole as a nest...
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