Day: February 11, 2012

Below is the late trip report for the Wollongong SOSSA pelagic on the 28th January 2012. For anyone interested, SOSSA now has over 170 Wollongong trip reports from 1999 on the website http://www.sossa-international.org/forum/content.php?114-pelagic-reports We also have 28 Southport reports from 2006 http://www.sossa-international.org/forum/content.php?133-pelagic-reports-southport and we now have 15 Port Stephens trip reports from 2010 http://www.sossa-international.org/forum/content.php?414-pelagic-reports-port-stephens Thanks … Read more

Hello all, About an 45 minutes ago I had what I very much believe to be a Hudsonian Godwit at Picnic Cove Lake Joondalup. For those of you familiar with the place it was where the Intermediate Egret was, but the bird could be anywhere with the other waders. Bring a scope. For the Birds … Read more

Hi Birding-Aussers From mid Oct- late Dec last year I was lucky enough to bird in Qld. I thought I would send a note about each lifer I saw. So, starting with Kalkadoon Grasswren. First of all, I like the name, named after the local Aboriginal group where the bird occurs. HANZAB states the genus … Read more

I was thinking more of their preference for aquatic and semi-aquatic habitat. Carl Clifford On 11/02/2012, at 3:40 PM, Denise Goodfellow wrote: Our elapids would beat vipers any day, unless you’re thinking along the lines of the gangrene that often results from their bites! Vipers were responsible for 17% of childhood amputations in Florida in … Read more

Our elapids would beat vipers any day, unless you’re thinking along the lines of the gangrene that often results from their bites! Vipers were responsible for 17% of childhood amputations in Florida in 1981. At least with a bite from a brown one usually dies relatively peacefully with all limbs intact! Denise on 11/2/12 1:15 … Read more