Tree identification please

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Legal Immigrants

Heard my first Oriole of the season yesterday and the first Leaden Flycatcher the day before. Also, the first Scarlet Honeyeater in my garden since April on the 24th. Paul Osborn Bulahdelah, NSW =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: … Read more

Spectacled Monarch

First seasonal sighting of Spectacled Monarch home at Maleny yesterday and today, normally absent over winter on Blackall Range. Russ Lamb, Maleny,SEQ =============================== 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 ===============================

Native Landscaping in Urban Areas Can Help Native Birds

Synopsis at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120822184134.htm Article at http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0043497 Linking Foraging Decisions to Residential Yard Bird Composition Susannah B. Lerman1ยค*, Paige S. Warren2, Hilary Gan3,Eyal Shochat3,4 Urban bird communities have higher densities but lower diversity compared with wildlands. However, recent studies show that residential urban yards with native plantings have higher native bird diversity compared with yards with … Read more

Sunshine Coast pelagic

We’ve got a couple of spots left for our next pelagic off the Sunshine Coast on Saturday, October 6. Please let me know if you are interested. The cost as usual is $120 per person. Our cost is a little higher than average because of the twin, large motors on the catamaran that allows us … Read more