The Victorian naturalist . t andTailor Bird, inhabit the grassy areas,the latter breeding in the area. The region is quite close to MontPark and several species which inhabitthat area make regular visits to thecreek. The Eastern Rosella, Galah,Kookaburra, Welcome Swallow, Nan-keen Kestrel, Red Wattle Bird and theNoisy Miner are all regular visitors. The actual size of Darebin Creek isconsiderably smaller than that ofMerri Creek. Because of its smallersize and the destruction of most ofthe scrub, Coots and Moorhens nolonger inhabit the creek. The White-faced Heron is still a regular visitor. Th
The Victorian naturalist . t andTailor Bird, inhabit the grassy areas,the latter breeding in the area. The region is quite close to MontPark and several species which inhabitthat area make regular visits to thecreek. The Eastern Rosella, Galah,Kookaburra, Welcome Swallow, Nan-keen Kestrel, Red Wattle Bird and theNoisy Miner are all regular visitors. The actual size of Darebin Creek isconsiderably smaller than that ofMerri Creek. Because of its smallersize and the destruction of most ofthe scrub, Coots and Moorhens nolonger inhabit the creek. The White-faced Heron is still a regular visitor. There are several small patches ofreeds situated along the creek, andsmall flocks of Reed Warblers havebeen observed at irregular intervalsthroughout the year. Three species have been observedin the area, each on only one are the Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Flame Robin and the StriatedPardalote. 5. Mont Park This area of half open forest, halffarmlands, is probably the most in-teresting area in the district. The. variety of birds ranges through forestinhabitants, birds of prey, and the oc-casional swamp bird. The parrotfamily is well represented with fivespecies. Most of the trees were planted sometime ago, but there are a considerablenumber of large river red recently, some 20,000 nativetrees have been planted by La TrobeUniversity and the future of the forestbirds seems assured. Unfortunately,the open spaces, which provide thehabitat for ibis and herons, is quicklybeing taken up and the future of thesebirds seems dim. Seven species are common in thearea. They are the Red Wattle Bird,Noisy Miner, Eastern Rosella, WillyWagtail, Welcome Swallow, White-plumed Honeyeater and the MuskLorikeet. The four former specieshave been recorded as breeding in thearea. Several other species inhabit thePark, but are not as common as theprevious seven. They are the GreyButcher Bird, Grey Thrush, Kooka-burra and the Red-backed Parrot. Apair of Red-backed Parrots nested ina h
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