Understanding the migration routes of the Grey Nomad
Plendo said
03:23 AM Sep 26, 2012
Having watched many episodes of David Belamy, I suspect that flocks of Grey Nomads may well be sighted south of the Mexican border, even as far south as the mexican capital of Melbourne, some may be returning to their nests, while others may just be exploring new areas. I expect the later group my be found in colonies, where one could perhaps rent a pre made hide close to the colony, and wander amongst these strange creatures as they partake in there afternoon and evening rituals (I suspect they are not very social in te morning).
Now if one wanted to find a colony of the greater Grey Nomads that one could study close up, where would be a good place to look?
bill12 said
03:45 AM Sep 26, 2012
Sounds like a good idea for a tv program"the life and times of the Grey nomad". Perhaps we could get David Bellamy to do a spoof of the mateing rituals and drinking habits, also. It might be entertaining...........Bill
Happywanderer said
03:50 AM Sep 26, 2012
They head north in Winter and south in Summer, mainly Plendo. Same as the whales?? They can also be seen crossing the waters in the summer as they venture to the smaller islands off the southern coast of the mainland of Australia.
vk6tnc said
04:15 AM Sep 26, 2012
I believe the mating ritual of the male Grey Nomad is quite rare. Unless it is in close proximity to a totally different species; the Swedish Backpackerus and the drinking habits have been witnessed
Plendo said
04:42 AM Sep 26, 2012
I believe studying the mating habits of the GN without using catalytic bait (Swedish Backpackerus), would be like waiting for grass to grown after it had been sprayed with roundup. Studying the drinking habits on the other hand should be much less time consuming, as these events are believed to happen according to a much more rigid cycle.
I believe all one would need to would be to find a suitable elevated platform close to the colony and to set out some suitable bait like beer to attract the males, or SCAN to attract the shier but noisier female variety.
vk6tnc said
05:07 AM Sep 26, 2012
I understand the common bait called BEER, but what is SCAN ????
Dougwe said
11:35 AM Sep 26, 2012
"Scan" Perhaps it is Scan the surrounds for interesting human or native habitat.
I am sure our mate wombat will have the answer to that one.
yeoeleven said
03:22 PM Sep 26, 2012
The only scan I know is the Senior Citizen's Afternoon Nap but that is far from a promotional method used to attract the shier but noisier female variety.
But then it might work...............................let's have a scan together...........................
John
Gerty Dancer said
04:09 PM Sep 26, 2012
The breeding colonies seem to be in the suburbs of cities, and GN's appear to be in a non-breeding phase during migrations. Perhaps this is the reason mating habits are very difficult to discover and record. Swedish or French Backpackerus species appear to prefer their own species but their mating habits are much easier to witness.
spida said
11:25 PM Sep 26, 2012
From My experience the Rodeo Grounds at Mareeba from July - September seems to be a good time. The problem would seem to be that they are VERY hard to find in amongst the thousands of other migrating types who seem to land there at the same time. The nests are similar and the actual GN's from this site blend in very well with the other GNs from a different genus. They do not seem to have a very distinctive call although I am finding that the PM tracking device seems to be working OK and I have managed to find 2 solo males and one who did not have his mate in the nest at the time. This of course does not help with your mating studies and I did not take the opportunity to ask any relevant questions that could have helped you.
Having watched many episodes of David Belamy, I suspect that flocks of Grey Nomads may well be sighted south of the Mexican border, even as far south as the mexican capital of Melbourne, some may be returning to their nests, while others may just be exploring new areas. I expect the later group my be found in colonies, where one could perhaps rent a pre made hide close to the colony, and wander amongst these strange creatures as they partake in there afternoon and evening rituals (I suspect they are not very social in te morning).
Now if one wanted to find a colony of the greater Grey Nomads that one could study close up, where would be a good place to look?
They can also be seen crossing the waters in the summer as they venture to the smaller islands off the southern coast of the mainland of Australia.
I believe all one would need to would be to find a suitable elevated platform close to the colony and to set out some suitable bait like beer to attract the males, or SCAN to attract the shier but noisier female variety.
I am sure our mate wombat will have the answer to that one.
The only scan I know is the Senior Citizen's Afternoon Nap but that is far from a promotional method used to attract the shier but noisier female variety.
But then it might work...............................let's have a scan together...........................
John
From My experience the Rodeo Grounds at Mareeba from July - September seems to be a good time. The problem would seem to be that they are VERY hard to find in amongst the thousands of other migrating types who seem to land there at the same time. The nests are similar and the actual GN's from this site blend in very well with the other GNs from a different genus. They do not seem to have a very distinctive call although I am finding that the PM tracking device seems to be working OK and I have managed to find 2 solo males and one who did not have his mate in the nest at the time. This of course does not help with your mating studies and I did not take the opportunity to ask any relevant questions that could have helped you.