Red-tails near Helidon

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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Red-tails near Helidon

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Hi all,

On my way through to Dalby on Saturday 27th Feb I saw a flock of 14 RTBC a few KM east of the turn to the Helidon dip along the highway. They were perched in a big dead tree by the road, and we watched them for a few minutes before they took off and flew east.

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Chris
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