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 Eastern
Yellow Robins are common in the denser woodland, forest and riverine
habitats around Canberra. They are one of the first birds to call in
the morning - a loud, slow piping on the one note. They cling to the
sides of tree trunks and fly to the ground to catch insects. Being common,
inquisitive and approachable, it is interesting that they have shown
so little tendency to infiltrate the suburbs.
Virtually all survey records are from a few sites adjacent to
large bushland reserves such as Mt Ainslie and Black Mountain. Numbers
in gardens are highest from February to August, with lower numbers
from September to January, presumably because the birds leave to breed.
There is only one breeding record, a dependent young in late January
1987. R=108. BR=84.
 
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