Fifteen incidents of native birds being poisoned by deliberate misuse of the pesticide, fenthion-ethyl, were detected in Victoria between 1972 and 1982. A total of 1 374 birds, representing 15 different species, was found dead at the 15 poison sites. Difficulties in assessing the number of birds being killed in Victoria by this pesticide are […]
Read MoreResults of surveys of Magpie Geese on the coastal plains of the Northern Territory are reported for the period 1958 to 1980. Numbers declined markedly from 1958 to 1971 but recovered during the following years.
Read MoreThe relation between number of honeyeaters and intensity of flowering was studied in sixteen sites near Adelaide in South Australia. Numbers of honeyeaters were highest in late autumn and winter for all species and lowest in summer. Numbers of honeyeaters of all species or of each species were correlated with flowering index of major species […]
Read MoreA systematic account is given of birds recorded during censuses of the coastline (littoral habitats) near Ballina, northern New South Wales, from 1977 to 1979. Eighteen species occurred regularly and an additional 40 species intermittently. Three habitat types were distinguished: beaches. rock platforms and nearshore waters. These were used primarily for feeding and roosting. Number […]
Read MoreWhite-browed Woodswallows Artamus superciliosus invaded the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales during the summer of 1980. The invasion was correlated with drought conditions further west and a nesting colony was established on one of our study plots near the Bondi State Forest. The success of this colony was affected by predators, storms and possibly […]
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