McComus Taylor asked whether there was any data on Yellow-tailed
Black-Cockatoos in Collingwood.
I'm not sure what sort of data you had in mind McComus, but this species
has been steadily increasing its winter usage of urban parks along the
Yarra Valley and elsewhere in Melbourne, and even in the CBD, over the
last decade or more. It is being recorded with increasing regularity and
in increasing numbers visiting pinus trees and other conifers across
Melbourne. I've seen them in the Fitzroy gardens on the edge of the CBD.
Some people have suggested that this is a response to the large areas of
forest burnt over recent years, but its occurrence in Melb predates the
fires. I suggest it is another example of an adaptable species occupying a
vacant niche and increasing its population as a consequence, just like the
Galah, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Long-billed Corella and Little Corella
the before it. I can now routinely see 6 species of cockatoo in my local
area (Heidelberg-Templestowe) in winter (Gang Gang is the other).
Peter Menkhorst
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