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BREEDING BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR OF THE SCARLET ROBIN Petroica multicolor AND EASTERN YELLOW ROBIN Eopsaltria australis IN REMNANT WOODLAND NEAR ARMIDALE, NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): S. J. S. Debus

The breeding biology and behaviour of the Scarlet Robin Petroica multicolor and Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis were studied at lmbota Nature Reserve, on the New England Tableland of New South Wales, in 2000-2002 by colour-banding and nest-monitoring. Yellow Robins nested low in sheltered positions, in plants with small stem diameters (mostly saplings, live trees […]

CLUTCHSIZE AND FLEDGLING SUCCESS OF THE AUSTRALIAN WHITE IBIS Threskiornis molucca IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): DANIEL T. CORBEN and URSULA MUNRO

The Australian White lbis Threskiornis molucca is very successful in adapting to and surviving in urban environments. Overabundant and/or large permanent populations have established in many urban areas of coastal eastern Australia. In urban areas, the Australian White lbis is currently regarded as a major pest and many agencies aim to reduce its numbers, however, […]

OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRE-DAWN SINGING OF THE AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE Gymnorhina tibicen tibicen

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): John Holt

This study investigated the pre-dawn song of four male Australian Magpies Gymnorhina tibicen tibicen resident in a north Brisbane suburb; one bird over three breeding seasons (2001-2003), the other three birds for one breeding season (2003). Predawn singing by a solitary male magpie commenced in late July with a peak of both early song start […]

Book Review: Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): Peter Menkhorst

BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE AUSTRALIAN WHITE IBIS Threskiornis molucca AT AN URBAN BREEDING COLONY SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): NICHOLAS J. MURRAY and PHILLP P. SHAW

The Australian White lbis Threskiornis molucca has increased in range and abundance in Australia since European settlement and has recently reached pest proportions in urban environments. Aspects of Australian White lbis breeding ecology at an urban breeding colony on the Gold Coast, Queensland were studied in the 2002/2003 breeding season. Breeding activity commenced in late […]

CD Review: Australian Bird Call Series Birds of the Greater Sydney Region – A Regional Field Guide

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): Edwin Vella

IDENTIFICATION OF NEST PREDATORS WITH REMOTE CAMERAS AND ARTIFICIAL NESTS IN EXTENSIVE OLD-GROWTH WOODLAND OF SOUTH.WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): GRAHAM R. FULTON

Four major nest predators, in a large block of relatively undisturbed woodland in south-western Australia, were identified by remotely triggered cameras at artificial nests: Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula, Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor, Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata and Grey Shrike-thrush Colluicincla harmonica. Each species’ predatory impact was influenced by different localised factors. Brushtail Possums were important […]

BEHAVIOUR OF THE BLACK-FACED WOODSWALLOW Artamus cinereus

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): Ian Rowley

A nest of the Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus was observed for 22.5 hours during incubation and 32.5 hours during the nestling stage, from a hide placed three metres away. The five attending woodswallows were individually colour-banded. Continuous recordings of vocalizations at the nest were made; sound spectrographs of significant vocalizations are presented. A restricted range […]

NOTES ON THE COMMON BIRDS OF GABO ISLAND, VICTORIA

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): PETER J. FULLAGAR, PETRUS C. HEYLIGERS and MICHAEL A. CROWLEY

A total of 144 bird species has been recorded for Gabo Island and its adjacent waters; however, only 19 are confirmed or suspected as breeding on the island. Seabirds breeding on the island are the Little Penguin and the Short-tailed Shearwater, with about 16500 and about 6400 pairs, respectively. Other birds include the Caspian Tern, […]

EFFECT OF RAINFALL. ON BREEDING OF GREY SHRIKE-THRUSHES Colluricincla harmonica

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): HELEN C. STEVENS and DAVID M. WATSON

Observational data from 24 nests in a single area in central New South Wales over eight years were used to determine whether the reproductive output (eggs laid, chicks fledged, number of broods) in a breeding season was related to rainfall before and during the breeding season in an endemic passerine, the Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica. […]

CITY SLICKERS: HABITAT USE AND FORAGING lN URBAN COMMON MYNAS Acridotheres tristis

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): HELEN CRISP and ALAN LILL

The introduced Common Myna Acridotheres tristis, often considered a pest species in Australia, appears to compete with some native birds for nest sites and potentially could also compete with native birds for food resources. We documented its breeding season, habitat use and foraging behaviour in Melbourne to help promote a better understanding of its urban […]

THE BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE OSPREY Pandion haliaetus ON THE NORTH COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted: 12/04/2021
Author(s): GREG. P. CLANCY

Observations were made at nine nests of the Osprey Pandion haliaetus in the Clarence Valley, north-east New South Wales, from 1991 to 1996 for a total of 213 hours over 172 nest visits. Details of the breeding behaviour (nest sites, nest construction, courtship display, mating, egg-laying and incubation, brood size, nest defence, fledging, breeding success, […]