[canberrabirds] Masked Lapwings on a roof

Hi Peter,

I’ll ask the student who studied them (and so was monitoring their hatching success) next week if you like.

Erika

On 4 May 2013 10:40, Peter Ormay wrote:

> ** > Hi > Does anyone have evidence of Masked Lapwing chicks hatched on a roof > having got off the roof successfully? > Cheers > Peter Ormay > > —– Original Message —– > *From:* Jude Latt > *To:* peterormay@dodo.com.au ; robin.hide@anu.edu.au ; > canberrabirds@canberrabirds.org.au > *Cc:* birding-aus@vicnet.net.au > *Sent:* Saturday, May 04, 2013 6:49 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Birding-Aus] [canberrabirds] Masked Lapwings on a roof > > Hi Peter > When I was in Auckland New Zealand in 2009 there were four pairs that were > nesting on the roof of shops along Remurea Road. I still to this day > wonder how the chicks ever get down to mother earth ! My cousin tells me > that every year they nest on the roofs in his area. > > > > —–Original Message—– > From: Peter Ormay > To: Robin Hide ; Canberra Birds < > canberrabirds@canberrabirds.org.au> > Cc: Birding-aus > Sent: Fri, May 3, 2013 12:13 pm > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] [canberrabirds] Masked Lapwings on a roof > > For the last four years running there has been a pair nesting on the roof of the > YMCA at the Jamison Center. Last year I talked to the receptionist there and she > said that “the Ranger was aware of them”. I don’t know what happened to them. > > A few years ago there was a pair nesting on a flat roof at CSIRO Wildlife > Gungahlin with three eggs that I checked daily. I blocked the downpipes with > wire netting for the duration so the chicks wouldn’t fall into them before I > could rescue them but the eggs were gone one morning and there was no sign of > any chicks. There were Australian Ravens around all the time so I presumed they > got them. > Peter Ormay > > > ===============================

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