Hi all
I’m still settling into a new job and haven’t had much time for birding lately, but occasionally the birds just find you, don’t they? As I arrived home yesterday there was a female (or brown) Superb Fairy-Wren on the fence right in front of the car – and I did a double-take because it was feeding a BIGGER bird – a young Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo. I’ve seen a few species (mostly Thornbills) feeding Bronze-Cuckoos over the years, but I can’t recall seeing a fairy-Wren do it, although I think they’re a standard target species for these cuckoos. Is it a bit late for this sort of thing? I know FWs breed through until about February here, but I was under the impression that cuckoos breed mainly in spring and early summer. Has anyone else noticed cuckoos breeding this late into the summer before?
Russell Woodford Geelong ===============================
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White-breasted or White-browed Woodswallows and Channel-billed or Chestnut-breasted Cuckoos?
I have been using those and similar abbreviations for years, in my note taking much to the frustration of my fellow birdwatchers, field nats or fiancee especially when they try to decipher my lists
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Oooh! That’s just NASTY! Though we think we’ve worked out what they all were.
John Tongue Ulverstone, Tas.
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So today we saw 12 CBCs, 2 HFBs, 1 YSHE, 3 WBCSs, 7 WBWSs and masses of TIPs…. Helen
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Always like a challenge! Elizabeth Shaw Phillip Island Victoria
Next time I’ll leave out the full names AND the abbreviations and make you all guess!! RW
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Perhaps it is the role of the list owner to add a bit of mystery to proceedings
LK
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Dear <')/////==<, A little harsh. Both abbreviations are explained in the first sentence. Besides, I thought the title was so intriguing that I just had to open the e-mail. Carl. PS HBC isn't a bank.
SFW HBC? SFW = southern fresh waters? HBC is a bank? no they are birds….. Please use bird names in full so we don’t get even more puzzled than usual – thanks! < ')/////==< ________________________________ Sent: Sunday, 19 February 2012, 22:18 Hi all I'm still settling into a new job and haven't had much time for birding lately, but occasionally the birds just find you, don't they? As I arrived home yesterday there was a female (or brown) Superb Fairy-Wren on the fence right in front of the car - and I did a double-take because it was feeding a BIGGER bird - a young Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo. I've seen a few species (mostly Thornbills) feeding Bronze-Cuckoos over the years, but I can't recall seeing a fairy-Wren do it, although I think they're a standard target species for these cuckoos. Is it a bit late for this sort of thing? I know FWs breed through until about February here, but I was under the impression that cuckoos breed mainly in spring and early summer. Has anyone else noticed cuckoos breeding this late into the summer before? Russell Woodford Geelong =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org =============================== ===============================
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I have seen Superb Fairy-wrens feeding a fledgling Bronze-cuckoo, probably Horsfield’s – a whole family of wrens at work, and two blue males included. About eight birds on feeding duty. John Gould’s illustration of SFW shows two males and one female feeding a young Bronze-cuckoo in the nest. It is certainly late for young birds, but most will keep breeding as long as conditions remain good. I am still hearing young Red Wattlebirds demanding food in local parks. Australian birds are opportunist breeders.
Anthea Fleming
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