Redtail Black Cockatoo

Since 1991, these magnificent birds have been annual visitors to Toowoomba and surrounds in fluctuating numbers and for varying lengths of time. The availability of fruiting White Cedar (Melia azerderach) dictate their local movements but how and to what extent is unclear.

Let's collectively get a better idea on their annual numbers, daily patterns of movement and local distribution. How far east do they venture each year? Do they ever reach Ipswich and Brisbane? Provide the date and time, number of birds, exact location, and what they were doing e.g. feeding in white cedar, roosting, flying east.

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Olive Booth
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Redtail Black Cockatoo

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Sun.13th April at 2 PM some birds flew overhead. Didn't get to see them but heard them.
Tues. 15 th April 2 birds flew from SE to NW at 8.40 AM. All birds seen by Merle Horrocks behind Gatton Golf Club.
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