Grey Currawong

Natural Shelter

Grey Currawongs breed in large trees and build nests made of twigs, bark, and other materials found in home gardens. Keep and maintain large trees around the home as they provide suitable habitat for nesting birds.

Novel Shelter

Not required.

Providing natural sources of food

Home gardens provide plentiful foraging habitat for currawongs. Currawongs forage for food on the ground and search for prey in the undergrowth of shrubs, tall grasses, amongst leaflitter and mulch. They have adapted well to foraging for insects and invertebrates living under lawn.

Currawongs have a cheeky habitat of accepting food offered by well-intentioned residents. Offering backyard wildlife food is not recommended. If you must, research the best methods of providing currawongs food without risking their health. Remember, mince and dog food can make them sick!

IMPORTANT: Avoid the use of poison baits to control rats around the home.

Toxins from baits are travelling up the food chain as birds feed on poisoned rodents. Overtime, the toxins build up in the birds body and result in lethargy, clumsiness, paralysis, and are ultimately fatal.

If baits are required to control a rodent problem, look for the active ingredients Warfarin or Coumatetralyl as they are much less harmful to birdlife.

Providing sources of water

Magpies prefer to live close to water and visit bird baths to drink and bathe. Frog ponds are popular amongst magpies in search of food, water, and refuge in warm or dry weather.