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ASPECTS OF BREEDING OF THE PIED CURRAWONG Strepera graculina AT WOLLONGONG, NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): K. A. WOOD

Sample data were obtained during 223 hours of observation at seven nests of the Pied Currawong Strepera graculina in various breeding stages. At least 13 eggs hatched, of which only six nestlings (46%) fledged. In general, females built nests in 11-13 days and incubated the eggs for 73 per cent of daylight hours . In […]

RESIGHTS, RECAPTURES AND RECOVERIES OF AUSTRALASIAN GANNETS Morus serrator BREEDING IN PORT PHILLIP BAY, VICTORIA

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): F. I. NORMAN

Colonies of Australasian Gannet Morus serrator in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, started with three nests at Wedge Light in 1966/1967, and have now expanded both in size and number; there are now about 1 000 gannets breeding at eight artificial sites in the Bay. Between 1967 and 2000, 1 116 gannet chicks were banded at […]

Recovery Round-up: Volume 25 – Issue 3

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): Alan Leishman

FORAGING ECOLOGY AND HABITAT USE OF THE SWIFT PARROT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN SLOPES OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): SIMON J. KENNEDY and ANTHONY E. OVERS

The foraging ecology and habitat use of the Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor was investigated in the southwestern slopes region of New South Wales in May 1999. An extensive search of known and potential habitats was conducted in the study area. A total of six Swift Parrot sites was located during the study period, all of […]

POPULATION DENSITY AND HOME RANGE ESTIMATES FOR THE EASTERN BRISTLEBIRD AT JERVIS BAY, SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): JACK BAKER

Twenty-two Eastern Bristlebirds Dasyornis brachypterus were radio-tracked at Jervis Bay. Densities at two sites were ≥1.5 and ≥2.1 birds/5 hectares respectively which were similar to previous aural surveys at Jervis Bay and to the maximum density of 2.4 birds/5 hectares recorded at Barren Grounds. The average home range minimum convex polygon area was approximately 10 […]

NOTES ON INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COMMON KOELS AND THEIR HOSTS

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): DARRYL N. JONES and RIC NATTRASS

MORPHOLOGY, MOULT AND SURVIVAL IN THREE SYMPATRIC BOWERBIRDS IN AUSTRALIAN WET TROPICS UPLAND RAINFOREST

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): CLIFFORD B. FRITH and DAWN W. FRITH

Spotted Catbirds Ailuroedus melanotis, Tooth-billed Bowerbirds Scenopoeetes dentirostris and Golden Bowerbirds Prionodura newtoniana were individually marked, measured and examined for moult in upland tropical rainforest on the Paluma Range, northern Queensland. Their adult measurements were compared with those of museum specimens. Biometrical data presented provide information on variation in size and weights for each sex […]

Recovery Round-up: Volume 25 – Issue 2

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): Alan Leishman

OBSERVATIONS ON THE DIET OF THE TOPKNOT PIGEON Lopholaimus antarcticus IN THE ILLAWARRA RAINFOREST, NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): R. D. WATERHOUSE

Observations were made on the feeding behaviour of Topknot Pigeons Lopholalmus antarcticus from March 1988 to December 1992 near Mt Keira, Wollongong, New South Wales. The species of plants that contributed fruit to the diet were recorded for each month of the year. The seasonality, quantity and duration of fruiting by food species varied considerably […]

THE INFLUENCE OF TURBID WATERS ON WATERBIRD NUMBERS AND DIVERSITY: A COMPARISON OF LAKES YUMBERARRA AND KARATTA, CURRAWINYA NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH-WEST QUEENSLAND

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): ANDREW McDOUGALL and BRIAN TIMMS

Lakes Yumberarra and Karatta are two nearby intermittent lakes associated with the Paroo River, that differ in many respects. Yumberarra supports 53 species of waterbirds with numbers up to 11 500 at any one time, but Karatta has only 23 species with a maximum of 100 individuals seen at one time. While Karatta is one-third […]

Conference Abstracts: BEYOND THE SANDSTONE CURTAIN: ARE WE LOSING OUR WOODLAND BIRDS?

Posted: 21/07/2021

Woodland birds: going, going … A review across the five mainland states JULIAN REID Changes in Bird Populations in the mid-Lachlan over 25 years NEVILLE SCHRADER Treecreeper decline: isolation, habitat structure and too much family togetherness VERONICA DOERR Community awareness – The beginning of the solution? JULIE PEET

Literature Review: Volume 25 – Issue 1

Posted: 21/07/2021
Author(s): B. Baker