G’day, I think the two biggest impacts on Night Parrot (and many other arid zone species) habitat have been overgrazing in much of their range, and the changes in fire regimes. The former can be quite readily addressed and is being addressed by many in the pastoral community. Contrary to popular vitriol, and always with … Read more
Pacific Gull plumages and ageing criteria are described and illustrated with photos in James, D.J. 1995. Picking a Gull-friend: Identification of Black-backed Gulls. Wingspan 5(2):34-9. They are also described in greater detail with different emphasis in both the ‘Field ID’ and ‘Plumages’ sections of HANZAB Volume 3 (1996), with plates painted by Jeff Davies. Jeff may or may … Read more
Dear All, I would like to thank those that have posted to B-A today some marvelous typos. They have brightened an otherwise excremental day. Cheers, Carl Clifford Sent from my iPad =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org … Read more
I have heard that Richard Jordan (former RAOU Warden at Barren Grounds) has spent some considerable time searching for Night Parrots by inspecting the abandoned nests of finches for Night Parrot feathers. Evidently he has had no success so far. However, it seems like a very creative strategy worth further effort, whether or not it … Read more
Anyone who doesn’t think the idea of using dogs to find Night Parrots is at least worth considering should check out Andrew Isles’ and Peter Menkhorst’s Short Communication in Emu 81(4). The note discusses Ewan Walton’s observations of Night Parrots during the 1950s near Ross’s Spring, south of Cowangie. (Interestingly, many of the early Victorian … Read more