Wedged-Tailed Eagles, Little Eagles and Drought in the ACT in 2019

Jerry Olsen, Susan Trost, Bernd Gruber

Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/BulletinArticle

5 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

In 2019 the nine ACT Wedge-tailed Eagle territories we check each year fledged 1.11 young per territory, with three nests fledging twins. ACT Little Eagle breeding success in 2019 was much lower, at 0.30 young per territory, and attributed to drought (Rae et al. 2019). We suggest that drought is not the only cause of low breeding success in ACT Little Eagles, and that Little Eagle productivity will remain low after the drought lifts. Wedge-tailed Eagle productivity remains high, and they continue to rely on a mix of native and exotic prey. A just-fledged juvenile ranged to the southeast of Canberra, then west into Namadgi and New South Wales, then north of the ACT near Wee Jasper.
Original languageEnglish
Pages267-272
Number of pages6
Volume45
No.3
Specialist publicationCanberra Bird Notes
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Wedged-Tailed Eagles, Little Eagles and Drought in the ACT in 2019'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this