see http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/business/helping-an-island-by-helping-hawks.html (you can view it with a free subscription) Regards, Laurie. 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
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Dear all A note from Steve Debus Regards Shirley Cook —– Original Message —– From: “Steve Debus” To: “Shirley Cook” 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 . . . → Read More: Fw: 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 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 An interesting study. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-22/humble-sparrow-clues-climate-change-impact-on-birds/5758724 Carl Clifford 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 Hello fellow birders. I am grateful to Michael for raising questions about Spanish Sparrow. I too have been in Sicily, in Pozzallo, near to Ragusa and Siracusa in the last few weeks and was perplexed by the sparrows I was seeing as so much seemed different from the Australian sparrows I am familiar with. And . . . → Read More: Spanish Sparrow Hi All, particularly Mediterranean birdos. We are on a trip to Sicily, birding has been very incidental, and what birds there are are generally very shy, although Swifts, my all time favourite European bird, are a till screaming and streaming around the cities in large numbers, otherwise House Sparrows, European Starlings, domestic pigeons, Wood Pigeons . . . → Read More: Spanish Sparrows Thanks to everyone who responded to our request re finding Tree Sparrows at the Melbourne Zoo. The response was generous and many. Yesterday, we were lucky enough to attend the Twilight Concert at the Zoo. Using info. from all the respondents, we began our search soon after entering at 5:30pm. The first sparrows sighted were . . . → Read More: Tree Sparrow Melbourne Zoo Can anyone confirm whether or not Tree Sparrows can still be found at the Melbourne Zoo? If not there, any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks Brian & Meg _______________________________________________ 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 While in Victoria over Christmas week I had Tree Sparrows in Riddells Creek and Lancefield. Also thanks to two kind VIC birders I had lovely morning outings that took me to Emu Bottom, Spavin Drive Lake and Mt Macedon (with Roger) and to Woodlands Historic Park (with Phil). Saw great birds in good numbers, and . . . → Read More: Tree Sparrow and thank you Interesting concern. In my head Tree Sparrows are nicer than House Sparrows (and most other introduced fauna). I studied both for my honours thesis year 1978, so long ago. The aim was to look at the significant differences in their social behaviour and social cohesion. This on the basis of the differences in their sexual . . . → Read More: Tree Sparrow |
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