Red-rumped Parrot Citizen Science "Rumpuary" with Rob Ashworth
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This bonus episode is the audio from the live stream recently conducted with Robert Ashworth, A Masters student at Melbourne University. Robert is running a Citizen Science project about known nesting sites and hollows used by the Australian grass-parrot, the Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus). Robert is looking for you to report any instance you know of Red-rumps using a hollow for nesting, no matter when you witnessed it! To get involved with Robert's  Red-rump project, Rumpuary, follow this easy link - thebirdemergency.com/redrumps Contact Robert on social media; Twitter - @robdashworth Instagram - @r_ashworth97 You can find the full live stream video of this episode at thebirdemergency.com/robashworth  Remember to Subscribe to the YouTube channel - it helps out a lot! Follow The Bird Emergency on Twitter @birdemergency or Instagram @thebirdemergency  You can support the show by making a contribution by buying Grant a coffee here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/birdemergency If you enjoy the show, how about share with your friends or colleagues?  https://followthepodcast.com/birdemergency
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