Channel-billed cuckoos overwinter?
By Birding-Aus, on July 18th, 2014
Do channel-billed cuckoos overwinter in the Northern Territory? On July 9, a large long grey bird flew out in front of me on an early morning walk near the Kakadu Aurora Hotel just west of the South Alligator River. Given the size & colour, I can’t imagine what else it could have been. Even in the split second, I thought I would have seen the bill easily but did not. Are they ever seen in winter in the Top End? (last week being my first visit). regards Alastair _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Dear list I took part in the winter waterbird survey of Port Stephens Bay, NSW (just north of Newcastle) Monday 14th July. When puttering past Snapper Island, a large flock of Topknot Pigeons erupted from a big fig tree, and flying with them was one Channel-billed Cuckoo. First time I have seen one mid winter. _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
—–Original Message—– Experience the Wild Sent: Friday, 18 July 2014 2:30 PM Hello Alastair, I have heard CBC at Aurora recently. My winter records of CBC are as follows:- 2014 July 5 – Mary River Wilderness Retreat, Arnhem Highway May 28 – Yellow Waters, Kakadu 2013 July 1 – Corroboree Park June 6 – Mary River Wilderness Retreat, Arnhem Highway 2012 July 21 – Ubirr, Kakadu July 14 – Bird Billabong, Arnhem Highway May 26 – Ubirr, Kakadu Regards Mike Jarvis Experience the Wild http://www.experiencethewild.com.au —–Original Message—– Alastair Silcock Sent: Friday, 18 July 2014 11:26 AM Do channel-billed cuckoos overwinter in the Northern Territory? On July 9, a large long grey bird flew out in front of me on an early morning walk near the Kakadu Aurora Hotel just west of the South Alligator River. Given the size & colour, I can’t imagine what else it could have been. Even in the split second, I thought I would have seen the bill easily but did not. Are they ever seen in winter in the Top End? (last week being my first visit). regards Alastair _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Hi, Not NT, I had one at Daintree Village, QLD last week. Paul —–Original Message—– Michael Tarburton Sent: Friday, 18 July 2014 1:20 PM Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org G’day Alastair Not quite in the NT, but just into Qld, we have had Channel-billed Cuckoos at Lawn Hill Station and Gregory Downs CV Park 25-28 July 2009. This is in the southern Gulf Country. Cheers & Happy birding Mike On 18/07/2014, at 11:55 AM, Alastair Silcock wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Hi all, So far as I can tell CBCs are permanent in Lawn Hill, Musselbrook area. Every time I’ve been there in winter they’ve been there. Hooroo, Eric Vanderduys Technical Officer CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Phone: +61 7 4753 8529 | Fax: +61 7 4753 8600 | Mobile: 0437 330 961 eric.vanderduys@csiro.au | http://www.csiro.au | http://www.csiro.au/people/Eric.Vanderduys.html Address: CSIRO, PMB PO, Aitkenvale, Qld 4814. Deliveries: CSIRO, ATSIP, Bld 145 James Cook Drive, James Cook University Douglas Campus, Townsville Qld 4814, AUSTRALIA —–Original Message—– Sent: Friday, 18 July 2014 1:20 PM Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org G’day Alastair Not quite in the NT, but just into Qld, we have had Channel-billed Cuckoos at Lawn Hill Station and Gregory Downs CV Park 25-28 July 2009. This is in the southern Gulf Country. Cheers & Happy birding Mike On 18/07/2014, at 11:55 AM, Alastair Silcock wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:55:40AM +1000, Alastair Silcock wrote: Prior to this year only 2 July records of Channel-billed Cuckoo from NT according to Richard Noske on NT Birding. But late June I heard on 2 days a CBC in Jabiru, and Richard’s comment was prompted by CBC sightings around Darwin. Andrew _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
G’day Alastair Not quite in the NT, but just into Qld, we have had Channel-billed Cuckoos at Lawn Hill Station and Gregory Downs CV Park 25-28 July 2009. This is in the southern Gulf Country. Cheers & Happy birding Mike On 18/07/2014, at 11:55 AM, Alastair Silcock wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
I’ve seen Channel-billed Cuckoo at Mary River and Cooinda in late June. Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO Box 71 Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841 PhD candidate goodfellow@bigpond.com.au Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia Founding Member: Australian Federation of Graduate Women Northern Territory 043 8650 835 On 18 Jul 2014, at 11:25 am, Alastair Silcock < write53@bigpond.net.au> wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Hi All, Not exactly the NT, but I reported a Channel-billed Cuckoo winter sighting for Sydney on Birding-aus a couple of years ago (see below). In response, Nikolas Haass extracted three other winter records for this species from Eremaea NSW (also shown below). So it would seem that there are a few CBCs that overwinter in Australia. First-year birds perhaps? Today, we’ve had a few winter records reported on Birding-aus from NT & Qld. It would be interesting to see if there are other winter records of this species. Stephen Ambrose Ryde NSW ________________________________ Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 1:53 PM Mid morning I saw an adult Channel-billed Cuckoo in my neighbour’s eucalypt tree. It was being mobbed by a pair of Australian Magpies with some assistance from Noisy Miners. Pied Currawongs raised a Channel-billed Cuckoo in that same tree last summer (reported on Birding-aus). I think the magpies will be nesting soon, but this is the earliest time of the year that I’ve seen a Channel-billed Cuckoo in Sydney. I’d be interested to know if there are any other CBC records from Sydney at this time of the year. Stephen Ambrose Ryde, NSW ________________________________ < birding-aus@vicnet.net.au> This is from Eremaea NSW, period June-August, 2006-2012: 8/26/2007 Channel billed CuckooPennant Hills Nick Hodges takes the prize for the first Channel billed Cuckoo record of the season, with one heard on the 26th and seen the next day. Nick Hodges via birdline phone service 2/9 #23196 7/22/2009 Channel-billed CuckooNorth Bombi, McMasters Beach John McLennan advises that at 700 hrs this morning a calling Channel-billed Cuckoo was flying around his property which is about 2 kms south of McMasters Beach on the Central Coast. In addition Dellas Johnston saw a Channel-billed Cuckoo just north of Taree on 12/7/09. Both of these records are presumably, early and out of season records for this summer migrant, the bulk of whose population normaly arrives in Stember. Alan Morris 22/7 #49477 8/31/2010 Channel-billed CuckooPennant Hills Have just received the Latest newsletter from Birding Australia (FOC) and note that I can beat the earliest sighted Channel-bill in the Sydney area: 31 8 10. The earliest I have heard one since living in the area. (The first Koel in Pennant Hills was later for me: 10 9 10). Also seen 1 8 10 in Cherrybrook bush: a Brown Goshawk. Nick Hodges 13/11 #71618 Cheers, Nikolas —————- Nikolas Haass nhaass@yahoo.com Sydney, NSW —–Original Message—– Eric.Vanderduys@csiro.au Sent: Friday, 18 July 2014 3:10 PM Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Hi all, So far as I can tell CBCs are permanent in Lawn Hill, Musselbrook area. Every time I’ve been there in winter they’ve been there. Hooroo, Eric Vanderduys Technical Officer CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Phone: +61 7 4753 8529 | Fax: +61 7 4753 8600 | Mobile: 0437 330 961 eric.vanderduys@csiro.au | http://www.csiro.au | http://www.csiro.au/people/Eric.Vanderduys.html Address: CSIRO, PMB PO, Aitkenvale, Qld 4814. Deliveries: CSIRO, ATSIP, Bld 145 James Cook Drive, James Cook University Douglas Campus, Townsville Qld 4814, AUSTRALIA —–Original Message—– Michael Tarburton Sent: Friday, 18 July 2014 1:20 PM Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org G’day Alastair Not quite in the NT, but just into Qld, we have had Channel-billed Cuckoos at Lawn Hill Station and Gregory Downs CV Park 25-28 July 2009. This is in the southern Gulf Country. Cheers & Happy birding Mike On 18/07/2014, at 11:55 AM, Alastair Silcock wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org