I know we have some
birders here on IceInSpace and certainly astronomy
has no shortage of night owls.
Night time observers might therefore be able to help with the request by
Birds Australia which appeared in today's Sydney Morning Herald.
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cook, Sydney Morning Herald
Birds Australia is calling on the public to help locate and monitor breeding pairs of Australia's largest species of owl, Ninox strenua (commonly known as the
Powerful Owl).
The birds are listed as vulnerable in NSW and there are 20 to 30 breeding pairs living in the Sydney region, an owl expert from the Department of Primary Industries, Rod Kavanagh, said.
''But we don't know for sure and we don't know where they are breeding. We need to identify the critical roosting and breeding requirements of the owls and the locations of important areas requiring protection."
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"We need to know where and when you saw or heard the bird and anything interesting you noticed about where it was or what it was doing,'' Dr Parsons said.
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To report a sighting or volunteer as an observer email birdsinbackyards@birdsaustralia.com .au
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Full article and picture here -
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/an...703-1gxcv.html