Carnaby’s Crusaders in Lower Chittering, Western Australia | Community organisation

Carnaby’s Crusaders

Locality: Lower Chittering, Western Australia

Phone: +61 439 005 651

Address: Chittering Rd, Lower Chittering WA 6084, Australia 6084 Lower Chittering, WA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Announcing our new 'Adopt a Cocky Nest' project! There are three species of threatened Black-Cockatoo in south western Australia, Baudin’s, Carnaby’s and Forest... Red-tailed. Loss of nesting hollows is one of the major reasons for their decline. Artificial hollows have been found to be successful in replacing lost natural hollows, particularly for Carnaby’s. However, it is critical that the correct location is chosen. A new partnership between BirdLife Australia, leading developer Hesperia and Carnaby’s Crusaders is looking to change that with the installation of more artificial nests (tubes) in known breeding areas. Donations are now sought for people to ‘adopt’ a nest ($350) or half a nest ($175). Expressions of interest can be made by land owners in the Chittering/Bullsbrook/Bindoon area to host tubes at https://forms.gle/BTNbDLmswJyK6wnb8. Importantly, this includes some areas affected by the Wooroloo fire, which burnt through thousands of hectares of black-cockatoo foraging, nesting and roosting habitat. Donor costs are kept to a minimum via generous funding support from Hesperia, which covers the costs of installation by Carnaby’s Crusaders, BirdLife staff time and site surveys. The nests will be surveyed annually using ‘Cocky Cam’, a telescopic pole with wireless camera. Results will then be sent to both donors and hosts. It is hoped that this initiative will boost breeding rates for Carnaby’s for years to come. To donate go to https://cocky-nests-2021.raisely.com/ Photo: Adam Peck

14.01.2022 Thanks to Sam at Ugly Duckling Timber Co for todays haul of future Black Cockatoo Hollows. One of these dwarfed our little bobcat but she is small, mighty and got the job done. Good news for our Black Cockatoo’s. https://www.facebook.com/Uglyducklingtimber/ https://www.facebook.com/Uglyducklingtimber/