Red tail 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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Red tail Black Cockatoo

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Today 18th April while going to the Gatton dump there were 20 or so birds in a gum tree at Allan Street at 10.30 AM and on the next load at 11AM they were flying around. When they left the dump about 11.30 AM. to go home the birds were gone, some flying east , but 4 were flying south west towards town but they didn't pass over the house so they don;t where they went to. Reported by Merle & Doug Horrocks who live behind the Gatton Golf Club. Merle said she's heard them nearly every day going over the house but doesn't always get out to see how many there are.most times there are only a couple.
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