Well I finally was able to return to Bronzewing Flora & Fauna Reserve, in the wake of the devastating fires in January this year. In case you didn’t know, my Dad & I have been monitoring malleefowl mounds there since 2002 – part of Joe Benshemesh’s long-term malleefowl monitoring project which is supported by the … Read more
Hello Joseph, I am sure the reason why Black Butcherbirds have been recorded as “breeding” in rufous plumage is simply a case of immature helpers at the nest, a common behaviour in the family Cracticidae certainly by Pied Butcherbirds, less often by Grey Butcherbirds also by Australian Magpies and some woodswallows. The brown plumage of … Read more
Dear Birding-aus It is crunch time for our crowd-funded project to restore habitat for Albert’s Lyrebird in Wilsons Creek and Huonbrook valleys, north east NSW. If we do not reach our target, the existing pledges will not be realised and we will receive no funding at all. The target is within our reach. Support has … Read more
Hi Sydneysiders/birders, CBOC have a bus trip to the beautiful Putty Valley on Sunday 2nd Nov and we need some bums on seats cost $30.00 MEMBERS $40 NON MEMBERS contact Keith if you are interested. Its a great birding location. the beautiful Hawkesbury 80 km N/W of Sydney, Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings … Read more
Whoops too many Aussie States in so little time so my wires got crossed about what species are found where. Thanks for the correction. No king Parrots in Adelaide or Crimson Rosellas. Now that I am a bit more alert I will rephrase the question. Anyone know accomodation for a small group of people that … Read more