Nest Box Monitoring

Did you know that natural tree hollows can take up to 100 years to form?
Due to deforestation and habitat clearing, many of the old growth trees across our country have been removed. As many of our native animals rely on hollows to breed, it is important that we install Nest Boxes to assist them and compensate for a lack of hollows.

At our Tuesday, 19th of September, Friends Group, our Rangers and awesome volunteers carried out the Nest Box monitoring. Using specialised camera equipment, we were able to see inside quickly and effectively, with minimal disturbance to the animals.
Of the 10 boxes surveyed, we were lucky enough to see the following:
1 Ringtail Possum, 1 juvenile Rainbow Lorikeet, 1 Crimson Rosella, 1 Nestbox with 3 Galah eggs inside and 1 with what we believe to be some baby Sugar Gliders! (It was tricky to see among all the Eucalyptus leaves, however you can see some cute little eyes and toes poking out).

We were so excited to see so many of our Nest Boxes being used in the breeding season and that they were all being used by indigenous animals, not pest species. What was extra special, was the high level of biodiversity; in every single box was a different species of mammal or bird!

We had an awesome day, thanks so much to our volunteers!