marbled frogmouth calling in winter

I was interested to find a pair of Marbled Frogmouths in the Sunshine Coast hinterland being unusually vocal last night. This species is normally decidedly silent at this time of year. Images and further details here: http://tinyurl.com/lg4j64q Greg Roberts =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more

Impact of fruit-eating birds on rainforest trees

see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130530141957.htm Functional Extinction of Birds Drives Rapid Evolutionary Changes in Seed Size. =============================== 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 ===============================

Redpoll sighting at Inskipp Point

Hi all Interesting possible Redpoll record in QLD. There would probably be people in this forum who have more recent aviculture knowledge on this species but certainly into the early 2000s Redpolls were incredibly rare in Australian aviculture – possibly they had disappeared altogether. Surprisingly they never bred well and I recall they were supposed … Read more