The Indian mynah is a introduced bird which is a pest and should be eradicated from Australia.

I think local councils should start eradication programs to eliminate these birds along with the starling.

Read more here-
http://www.indianmynaeradication.com/why.html

I dont see a lot of starlings in the inner city there are increasing numbers of the indian mynah who are displacing the native birds.

I prefer our native birds over imported pests.

Frances wrote on Oct 18^th, 2012 at 11:44am:


Yes

Baronvonrort wrote on Oct 19^th, 2012 at 4:53pm:

I  really like magpies

Frances wrote on Oct 20^th, 2012 at 7:05am:


There has been a decline in indian mynahs in my area also over the years. I've put it down to the increase in trees which has encouraged the larger birds to nest - magpies, currawongs, kookaburrahs and the cuckoo shrike - all quite aggressive in their territorial fights. Lorikeets are also prolific and can be extremely aggressive and intimidating even to the larger birds.

The mynahs have been driven away, but unfortunately the small native birds have almost disappeared too. It's survival of the strongest.

Frances wrote on Oct 18^th, 2012 at 11:22am:



NO.. lets start with the Indian Mynahs.

Starlings??? get away...

Indian Mynahs are the equivalent of Cane Toads.

They are flying  enemies to all our native birds... they don't 'fit in'.
,, they take over.

Don't dismiss this threat to our natural habitat Frances, as equal to Starlings.  That is ignorant.

They are very smart,,  and I have made approaches and enquiries re traps for these flying lice, and find it's not that easy to obtain these specific... 'mynah unfriendly' traps.. you can get plans on how to build them tho..!!
Of course I'm talking QLD,  where any good achieved comes from peoples pockets, not government.


Mynahs ARE  a MAJOR threat to our environment, and likening them to Starlings?? pls  ... read up .

Send in the Noisy Miners. Those birds will drive anyone crazy.

A few months ago I rescued a little parakeet that fell out of his nest ... his parents were a bit over cautious and took so long getting to him, after I put him back up, that his cries attracted a mynah bird .. the import proceeded to rip the chicks head of for no reason other than because he could  ... aggressive little fkers ... I say kill the lot of them.

Much more importance needs to be given to these foul birds.

I see them a lot in Bris suburbs, and they are extending more and more in to the SE Queensland ecosystem, which is already in a bad state due to excessive tree-clearing and the ozzie dream being developed throughout SEQ. Koalas are in dire straits here,  I've not heard one in yrs now (never could spot them in the trees).. but I do have lots of bird, reptile and marsupial diversity, along with the smaller things... ... and more and more mynah's.

I know them well, ..as a kid in NZ they were really dominant, and I recall their calls very well... they are in residence on neighbouring properties, altho the native birds are , with my help, keeping them off my place...They thought that they'd take  space at my place once, when I  was away for a few weeks... when I got back and saw the dirty birds ,  I moved them on quick smart..

You CAN keep them off you own place, if you take action..!!  they are very smart,
..and if you make it uncomfortable for them they WILL keep away...like..next door. BUGGERS.!!

How??
Interested?/ 
I have tried to engage some few neighbours in chasing them off, but not enough,.... and as Council literature pointed out , in a pamphlet released here recently, it is a good idea to advise your local council of where you see them,  ..rather than chase them off to be someone else's problem. THING with that is, you ring the Council and the operator seems not to understand, for a while, and then can't get anyone as they're all out in the field, etc.

I followed up on the traps with the Council, who eventually were able to tell me,  that the plans for the traps were available from another society.. to do with birds..??

Needless to say I continue  discouraging them from my own place, and spreading the word to anyone who'll listen..


Do you know how to piss them off from your place?  I'll tell you.... assuming your circumstances aren't significantly diff in scale than mine,  it should work OK.

not knowing your area I can't comment on your local problem.

The traps I refer to are apparently specifically intended for mynahs. It is claimed that native birds like those you mentioned  and magpies, inquisitive as they are, , won't enter the traps and be caught, due to the design.

Mynahs apparently have particular behaviours, and characteristics not shared by native birds,  and these traps utilise those differences. Nor do they harm the birds.
So they say, tho I can't confirm that because I don't have one nor have I used one...

like I said I focus on my immediate location...  the bigger problem is just that... a bigger problem than I can affect, except locally.

So I chase them away...  OK??

Emma wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2012 at 8:06pm:


If you can be bothered doing that often enough - it helps a bit. They're easily frightened.

Not a matter of being bothered.  It's important to me to protect the creatures that live on the land I hold, small as it is..

Mynahs are a huge threat.

They have a much wider habitat -type affinity than our natives.... they adapt and multiply....   

..and you can see them as far west as St George  at least, and Roma,  and most places inbetween.

.........I've seen a few

noisy mynahs

lately after a long absence.........   MANTRA

Thats WRONG.Mantra.

You mean Noisy Miners ,  as in the quote by Frances  previously.

Emma wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2012 at 9:20pm:


yes but that just moves them onto the next street ... I'd rather be rid of them, unless we can move them back to India what the point of just moving them from one suburb to another ....

Emma wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2012 at 9:45pm:


I thought they had gotten the spread of fire ants under control? I too am in SE Qld, and I haven't seen any   .... I know there was a big campaign against them a few years ago... but it's quietened down somewhat now .

Emma wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2012 at 9:14pm:


Yes. I assumed she was talking about the Australian native miner. I didn't realise the names were spelt differently.

I'm up north a bit from Sydney and quite a few of the larger native birds have returned to the area possibly because of their diminishing habitat elsewhere. The large birds also have a better chance of survival against domestic predators - cats and dogs.

Birds are my favourite animal and there isn't much we can do to protect them unless we keep a vigilant eye on our own gardens. Growing trees and plenty of large shrubs helps.

John Smith wrote on Oct 24^th, 2012 at 8:19am:

the helicoptor hire company..

Emma wrote on Oct 24^th, 2012 at 5:47pm:


you live and learn ..... thanks ...

thanks for that info frances.

they are a fearsome enemy.
as I said, no other country invaded by these ants have successfully beaten them.

Lets hope we are the first... and that we develop methodology which works elsewhere also.