New Zealand Field Guide

My wife and I plan to make a trip to New Zealand this year. Any recommendations for birding locations. What field guide should I purchase. Anthony _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Female Golden Whistler assuming male characters

When we were banding birds along the Orara River Coutts Crossing on April 26 Jan Patterson caught two Golden Whistlers among other birds. Both had been banded at the site on 26 May 2012. Both were in the grey ‘female’ plumage when banded and both had some yellow feathers on underparts and one had some … Read more

blue phase / morph (?) of Brown Quail

Before this line goes too far (and I had never heard of it) wouldn’t it be a blue morph, rather than phase. A phase is something that the bird goes through at a particular age. Philip —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of John Weigel Sent: Thursday, 26 June 2014 12:14 PM To: albatrossvaldez@gmail.com … Read more

blue phase of Brown Quail

Hi David I photographed one on Crab Ck Rd 1km before Broome Bird Observatory. George Swan later told me it is predominant form in the region. John W To: “birding-aus@birding-aus.org” Subject: “blue ‘ Brown Quail From: David Richardson Hi everyone, Just enquireing if anyone on list has encountered the “blue ‘ form of Brown Quail … Read more

“blue ‘ Brown Quail

Hi everyone, Just enquireing if anyone on list has encountered the “blue ‘ form of Brown Quail ? Very interested to know of sightings and where . Thanks, David Richardson _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org