Does anyone have a reliable Powerful Owl site anywhere around Melbourne at the moment? Any information gratefully accepted (wanted for a visiting Dutch birder). Thanks. Richard Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
(excuse cross-posting) I have been in touch with the Council Ranger at Northam, WA regarding the Mute Swans. There is an enclosure which the swans may/may not use for breeding. The enclosure was constructed about 18 years ago. The swan’s wings are trimmed each year when they have their check-up and receive their inoculations. Their … Read more
G’day all, I’m trying to get in touch with Tas Masked Owl researcher Michael Woods. I seem to have misplaced his contacts so if someone could point me in the right direction, I’d appreciate it. All the best, Chris Watson www.chriswatson.com.au/ *Mob – 0419 358 942* Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe … Read more
Another obscure one I’m afraid: · Birds of Paradise and bowerbirds both have 12 rectrices and 10 primaries, but bowerbirds have an atypically large number of secondaries (11-14 including the tertials) How many secondaries for paradisaeids though? A diagram in Frith & Beehler numbers just 8, but if you include the tertials I guess that … Read more
My thanks to those who responded with information about roosting and predation on bowerbirds and birds of paradise, I got several useful sightings for roosts of Satin Bowerbirds, but nothing for birds of paradise and no instances of direct predation, which just goes to show how both subjects are remarkably little known. Any further sightings … Read more