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2014 Breeding Season
Counting Calls
Caught on Camera
Curlews Calls
When the count is conducted, we will be broadcasting calls and counting the
number of birds that respond. This is a well-established technique for many
birds, and has been proven as a method for counting curlews. Some
refinements are probably needed for using this method in urban areas. In
order to test and refine the technique, ethical clearance is needed. This is
necessary because under some circumstances, repetitive broadcasting of
calls can disrupt breeding birds. So the method needs to be reviewed and, if
necessary, improved before it goes into the field. After this happens, I will
be asking some of the volunteers to help test the method. Get in touch if
you are interested. This will require a commitment of a couple of evenings.
Nest Cameras
I have had about fifteen cameras on
nests so far this season. By the end of
the season I hope to have filmed twenty
nests. Its a lot of work, but the results
are fascinating and very enlightening.
If you know where a pair of birds are
nesting, please contact me as soon as
Fox in Chuwar taking curlew eggs.
possible. I am finding that many people
contact me after the chicks have hatched. Although all breeding records are
very useful, having a record of the process from start to finish is better still.
So, help me achieve my goal of twenty nests if you can. Contact me at
curlew.tracker@optusnet.com.au
Encyclopaedia of Life
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Contact Curlews
Scott OKeeffe
M.S.OKeeffe@optusnet.c
om.au
Michael.okeeffe5@griffit
huni.edu.au
Curlew.tracker@optusne
t.com.au
Chicks in Drains
This appears to be a significant cause of chick mortality. This project has
discovered that chicks are often lost in the same drains year after year,
since the curlews often nest in more or less the same place each season.
The good news is that Brisbane City Council have expressed some interest in
placing curlew-proof bunds around drains during the breeding season. If
you know of a site where this occurs, you might think about contacting your
council wildlife of natural areas section to see whether they might pick up on
this idea.