Dear all A note from Steve Debus Regards Shirley Cook —– Original Message —– From: “Steve Debus” <sdebus@une.edu.au> To: “Shirley Cook” <shirleycook@skymesh.com.au> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 10:21 AM Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Collared Sparrowhawk moult Hi Shirley, Off the top of my head, breeding adult Sparrowhawks would normally be moulting after the breeding cycle when their young have fledged (i.e. summer), although females can start moulting while they’re still sitting on eggs/chicks (when they don’t need to fly much). Yearlings can start moulting a little earlier (spring), as they usually have no extra demands on flight performance when not breeding, though I have seen a yearling female breeding while moulting into adult plumage (but the adult male, not yet moulting, was supplying her food needs until the chick fledged). Cheers, Steve —–Original Message—– From: Shirley Cook [mailto:shirleycook@skymesh.com.au] Sent: Monday, 8 December 2014 6:20 AM To: Steve Debus Subject: Fw: [Birding-Aus] Collared Sparrowhawk moult Comment? I suppose I could look it up in HANZAB but having access to your brain is much easier!! Regards Shirley —– Original Message —– From: “Greg McLachlan” <boombana@gmail.com> To: “Birding Aus” <birding-aus@birding-aus.org> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2014 7:44 PM Subject: [Birding-Aus] Collared Sparrowhawk moult > Hi all, > > Can anyone help me? I’m after the typical time of year for moulting for > Collared Sparrowhawk. > > Cheers, > Greg McLachlan >
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