Day: December 28, 2011

I passed through Boranup SF (along Boranup Drive) today. I easily found Crested (Western) Shrike-tit at two locations along the road. They were readily calling. _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more

Apparently, it has been difficult to find Rock Parrot recently at the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. I did not try there, but I found two today near the toilets / information shelter at the Water Wheel nearby. _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au =============================== To unsubscribe from this … Read more

Hi All I received this email from Indigenous Hawai¹ian elder, Leilehua Yuen, an authority on royalty, ritual, ancient hula, and traditional relationships to wildlife. Leilehua is an expert on fauna and flora of the Big Island, and conducts EarthFoot’s Hawaiian People & Their Ecosystem program http://www.earthfoot.org/guides/yuen.htm (for those not in the know Earthfoot is a … Read more

Hi all, Have you heard the wonderful news? The magnificent Victorian Government has extended the Duck season for 2012: The Age newspaper says: “Victorian Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh today went to Yarrawonga, on the Murray River, to announce an expanded duck and quail shooting season for 2012, with shooters allowed to kill up to … Read more

We currently have a flock of over 60 Wandering Whistling-Ducks in the Clarence Valley, North Coast NSW. While up to 1,500 Plumed Whistling-Ducks have been recorded in our area this is the largest number of Wanderers that I have recorded. Haven’t they turned up in Victoria and Tasmania as well? Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy … Read more