About My Project

My project title is "Roost site fidelity and resource use by Carnaby's cockatoo on the Swan Coastal Plain".

But what that really means is that I will be investigating aspects of the ecology of Carnaby's cockatoo to find out how they meet their basic survival requirements on the Swan Coastal Plain. For most living creatures basic survival involves finding food, water and shelter. For cockatoos this translates to finding somewhere to roost at night, a nest to raise young, enough food and somewhere safe to drink.

I'll be using a combination of tail marking and tracking devices fitted to my study birds to observe or follow them and find out where they go to roost, feed and drink.

Media statements
"Black cockatoos turn green for research"
"Black cockatoos take flight with tracking devices"
"Carnaby's tracking reveals new flight paths"
"'Sleeping around' to be studied for science"