South eastern Red tailed Black Cockatoo Recovery Project in Penola, South Australia | Community organisation

South eastern Red tailed Black Cockatoo Recovery Project

Locality: Penola, South Australia

Phone: +61 1800 262 062

Address: PO Box 293 5277 Penola, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.redtail.com.au/

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23.01.2022 The Red-tail Black-Cockatoo Recovery Team and BirdLife Australia are calling on local landholders and members of the public to help locate new Red-tail nesting sites. The Nest Incentive Scheme offers a reward of $500 for information that leads to the discovery of new Red-tail nests across their habitat range in south-east South Australia and south-west Victoria. As the NIS is a low-risk activity with regards to COVID-19 we have made the decision to run the program again this ...year. We have Recovery Team members located in both SA and Vic who will be able to follow up on reports of nests. It is important to find nests so we can understand what the birds need to raise their chicks successfully and protect nests from predators such as brush-tailed possums. We are asking anyone that sees Red-tails or observes nesting behaviour, particularly single males or pairs of birds, to report their sightings to the coordinator. Red-tails nest in large hollows which often occur in large, old eucalypts such as Red Gums, with most nests occurring within 3km of stringybark habitat. Sightings can be reported by calling 1800 262 062, emailing [email protected] or via our website http://www.redtail.com.au/report-a-sighting.html. Guidelines for the Nest Incentive Scheme and information on Red-tail nesting behaviour can be found here: http://www.redtail.com.au/nest-incentive.html Glenelg Hopkins CMA Wimmera CMA Limestone Coast Landscape Board National Landcare Program

23.01.2022 Check out the magnificent feathers and wingspan of the south-eastern red-tailed black cockatoo, poised ready to take flight. Our National Landcare Program team ...is delighted to hear that BirdLife Australia and the south-eastern red-tailed black-cockatoo recovery team’s recent ‘Look to the Skies’ annual community event was such a soaring success, with volunteers counting 748 birds from 18 recordings from Mount Gambier to Keith in South Australia, and from Nelson to Little Desert in Victoria. The data collected, as part of the National Landcare Program’s South eastern Red tailed Black Cockatoo Recovery Project, is key to targeting recovery actions that better suit the behaviour and range of this nationally endangered cockatoo to improve its trajectory. Knowing that this bird is a notoriously picky eater, feeding only from the seeds of the Buloke, Brown Stringybark, and Desert Stringybark tree, planting these species back into priority areas and enhancing nesting habitat is the current focus. Congratulations to all partners, including community volunteers, the Limestone Coast LandscapeBoard Natural Resources South East Wimmera CMA and Glenelg Hopkins CMA who adapted their efforts to meet social distancing rules and braved the weather to spot cockies on a wet and windy day! Just remember you may hear these special birds before you see them so keep your ears tuned in for their distinctive ‘rusty windmill’ call. Here’s what they sound like, courtesy of ABC Science: bit.ly/2V2iiDZ You can report sightings at www.redtail.com.au and follow their progress on the SERTBC Recovery Project Facebook page. Photo: Tim Rosenthal

22.01.2022 Over the past few weeks our staff have been busy conducting flock counts at places where cockies come in to drink, including at stock troughs. Flock counts are conducted to determine the ratio of males and barred birds (females and juveniles) in each flock which gives an indication of breeding season for the previous few years. Here is a snippet of some of the footage taken at a property in Lucindale! ... National Landcare Program Natural Resources South East

18.01.2022 We're loving these Red-tail photos taken recently by Ty Loechel from Lucindale! Just a reminder that our sightings hotline is open year-round, and we encourage landholders and members of the public to send through any Red-tail reports by calling 1800 262 062, emailing [email protected] or visiting our website redtail.com.au/report-a-sighting.html If you're lucky enough to take any photos of Red-tails we enjoy seeing those too!... Can anyone spot the juvenile male starting to get his adult tail feathers in the first image?

18.01.2022 Trees For Life (SA) and Zoos SA are looking for landholders in South East SA to help us restore habitat for our Endangered South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos.

15.01.2022 It’s in times like these that I’m thankful for technology! Cocky presentations delivered to schools straight from my dining room. This week I spoke to the Year 5’s at Tenison Woods College thanks to @tmopperman and today I went across the globe to Canada to speak to my beautiful friend Shauna’s, little preschoolers (@paintedwombatyyc). Although I’d much prefer face to face, it was so lovely to see so many smiling faces on my screen, all happy and eager to learn more about our pretty cool, home grown cockatoo. Thanks @tmopperman and @paintedwombatyyc for having me! I can’t wait to see final pics of the little nest boxes the preschoolers made as part of their craft session.

15.01.2022 Recovery project staff spent some time last week placing predator-proof collars around Red-tail nest trees discovered during the previous breeding season. The reason we collar trees is to protect Red-tail nests from terrestrial predators such as possums and cats. It is difficult to find Red-tail nests as they often nest in large, dead paddock trees on private land, so we rely on landholders reporting nests on their properties to the Recovery Team. Large hollow trees are dec...lining across the landscape, so it is important to protect trees to ensure that Red-tails can successfully raise their chicks in the future. National Landcare Program Limestone Coast Landscape Board Wimmera CMA Glenelg Hopkins CMA

14.01.2022 This week, Zoe Livingstone helped plant 200 bulokes on her family’s farm. Trees For Life (SA) has just finished planting over 1,100 buloke trees with landholders from Naracoorte to Bordertown in South Australia. With less than 3 per cent of buloke trees remaining, it’s critical to replace this valuable seasonal food source for our Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos' survival. Zoe will have to be patient, as it will take at least 30 years for these trees to produce food for the cockatoos, but it will be worth the wait. If you would like to help cockies by planting buloke on your place, get in touch with Trees For Life on 08 8406 0500 or [email protected]. Trees For Life (SA) National Landcare Program Natural Resources South East #Landcare #myviewNRSE #TreesForLifeSA

11.01.2022 The Red-tail Recovery Team and BirdLife Australia are looking for participants to take part in our 'Look to the Skies' event on Saturday 2nd May, in place of our usual Annual Cocky Count. If you live within the range of the cockatoo (south-east SA and south-west VIC) then we would love for you to head out into your backyard/property on the day and keep an eye out for any Red-tails! We are especially keen to get as many landholders involved as possible so we can find out where... the large flocks are located. We are still hoping to conduct the annual flock counts this year which gives us an indication of breeding success, and to do this we need to know the location of as many large flocks as possible, especially where they are coming in to drink. If you are planning on taking part in the event you can let us know by phone 1800 262 062, email [email protected] or by messaging our page. If you do see birds on the day you can simply send in a sighting report and include your name, time of sighting, how many Red-tails were seen and where, and what activity they were doing. If anyone sees any cockies between now and the 2nd May we encourage people to send in those sighting reports as well. More information can be found on our website http://www.redtail.com.au/how-to-get-involved-in-counts.html

11.01.2022 Just a reminder that our 'Look to the Skies' event is happening tomorrow to search for Red-tails in your backyards and properties! Thank to those of you who have already indicated your interest in taking part and for sharing and promoting the event. Unfortunately the weather forecast is not looking ideal for cocky searching, but hopefully we can count as many Red-tails as possible between the showers of rain! Keep in mind that you're more likely to hear the birds before you s...ee them and if you need a reminder for what they sound like you can watch the video on our page or head to our website www.redtail.com.au. Remember that if you do see any cockies on the day you can report your sighting through our Freecall number 1800 262 062, email [email protected] or through our webpage http://www.redtail.com.au/report-a-sighting.html For those of you with families who are looking for an extra activity to do, we have some Red-tail colouring pages for the kids! You can find these here http://www.redtail.com.au/pdfs/Coloring%20Sheets.pdf Good luck to everyone who will be looking for Red-tails tomorrow and we hope that you enjoy the day!

11.01.2022 The results are in for our 'Look to the Skies' event held on Saturday 2nd May! Participants searched their own properties and backyards for Red-tails on the day and despite the cold and windy weather we received a good number of sightings. The total number of cockies seen on the day was 748 birds from 18 sighting reports, which is a fantastic effort considering most of the birds counted were on private land. ... The majority of Red-tails were found in Victoria around Ullswater, Benayeo and Meereek. Birds were also sighted in SA around Naracoorte, Wild Dog Valley, The Gap, Lucindale and Kalangadoo. While we won't be able to compare the results of this event to previous years' Annual Counts, the data collected is still important in finding the location of large flocks and determining patterns of habitat use. We'd like to say another big thank you to everyone who took part in the event and reported sightings of birds. You can find more information about the results of the event in this article http://www.redtail.com.au/results.html Natural Resources South East Wimmera CMA Glenelg Hopkins CMA National Landcare Program Photo: Chris Farrell

09.01.2022 We would like to say a huge thank you to those of you who participated in our 'Look to the Skies' event on Saturday and for sending through your sightings! This monitoring event couldn't have happened without the support of locals and landholders and we are very grateful for everyone's efforts! Unfortunately the weather wasn't ideal on the day with strong winds making it difficult to hear the birds, but we still received a number of sighting reports from across the Red-tail r...ange which is great news! We encourage everyone who saw birds on the day to send through their reports by the end of this week so we can calculate the final tally soon. You can send your reports to [email protected], via our website redtail.com.au or call 1800 262 062. Glenelg Hopkins CMA Natural Resources South East Wimmera CMA National Landcare Program Photo by Luke Leddy

07.01.2022 The latest edition of our newsletter 'Red-tail News' is out now! Features of this edition include updates from the Kowree Farm Tree Group and Glenelg Hopkins CMA, as well as the results of a study looking into rates of habitat loss in the Red-tail range. You can access the newsletter here: http://www.redtail.com.au//57379-20%20Red-Tail%20News%20Is

05.01.2022 Fun fact: did you know that the South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is left-footed? As shown in this video, Red-tails will hold a stringybark twig or gumnut with their left foot, use their sharp beaks to crack into the nut and extract the seeds inside, and discard the casing on the ground. If you walk underneath a stringybark tree and notice a litter of chewed gumnuts and twigs on the ground (also called 'chewings'), it's a sure sign that Red-tails have been in the area!

03.01.2022 In this video Project Coordinator Kelsey Bennett discusses the upcoming 'Look to the Skies' event on Saturday 2nd May and talks about how to identify Red-tails, what they feed on, and where they live. If anyone has any further questions about the event please leave them in the comments section or send us a message and we'll make sure to answer them before Saturday! (Also we apologise for all the 'ums' and uhh's in the video!) Glenelg Hopkins CMA Natural Resources South East Wimmera CMA National Landcare Program

02.01.2022 Send us your questions about our 'Look to the Skies' event! The Red-tail Recovery Team will be making a video next week to explain more about the local monitoring event and provide general information about Red-tails. We will also answer any questions that participants may have about the event, so if there is something you would like to know or want more information about please post it in the comments below or send us a message and we will answer it in the video. ... The video will be uploaded to our page in the week before the 'Look to the Skies' event .

01.01.2022 The arrival of Spring also means the beginning of the main breeding season for the South-eastern Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos. Last week project staff visited over 50 new nest boxes that had been installed for the cockies in south-east SA and south-west Victoria, and placed bioacoustic recorders at the base of each nest box tree. The bioacoustic recorders will be able to tell us if any Red-tails are using the nest boxes to raise their chicks. While installing the recorders a ...flock of about 40 Red-tails was also seen near Edenhope, which was very exciting to see! Wimmera CMA Glenelg Hopkins CMA Limestone Coast Landscape Board National Landcare Program